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Originally Posted by dcb
c'mon LC, they are not "equal". The passenger can actually alert you to an evolving situation on the road, and is a stakeholder in your safe driving  The person on the other end of the phone just keeps yammering obliviously and won't know when to shut up. |
The "what about talking to passengers?" argument comes up a lot. I don't really have an answer to it, but I know it to be less distracting than talking on a cell phone. Yours is as good of an explanation as I have heard.