LostCause -
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Originally Posted by LostCause
They are pretty damn close. While the passenger has a stake, they are called accidents because they are unintentioned. You essentially have the equivalent of two cell phone drivers watching the road. Are two drunk drivers safer than one? Maybe, but I doubt by much...
The drinking and driving study is pointless because anything that leeches brainpower will have the same effect. Mess with the radio, talk to your passenger, incessantly check your rear view mirrors...
I don't use my cellphone while driving. I just think the subject is mass hysteria that's unjustifiably gotten a bad reputation. I think speeding is much, much more dangerous, but everyone seems to be fine with that. Hell, I bet the news anchorman that admonishes us nightly for using a cellphone speeds to the studio...
- LostCause
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I disagree because the situational awareness of the person on the other end is 100% non-existant. They don't *feel* you press the brakes or hit the turn signal.
They don't call 'em backseat drivers for nothin',
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