Studies show that talking to pbuttengers is much less of the problem. The main reason for this is that the pbuttengers can also see the road situation. They know that you are approaching a roundabout and a muppet is about to pull out. This means that you can stop speaking and start concentrating without the fear of causing offence to your conversee.
When on a phone, the person at the other end expects you to give your full attention to the conversation, which is where the danger lies. You can considerably reduce the danger of talking on a mobile whilst driving by following a few rules I've just made up:
track days and hire carsOn 16 Aug 2006 12:04:27 GMT, Adrian Sure, because I speak Kraut I was asked to book a bunch of bikers from work in...
1. Use a loud hands free kit so that you aren't straining to hear. 2. Your first sentence should be to say that you are in a car and may need to pause mid conversation or ask them to repeat themselves. 3. Keep the conversation brief. Only pbutt relevent information. Do not chat. Keep to information that must be pbutted now and can't wait until the journey has finished. 4. Stop talking at junctions or hazards. No exceptions. 5. Stop listening at junctions or hazards. No exceptions. 6. If your conversee gets frustrated at the interruptions, explain that it is not safe to continue the conversation and that you will call them back later. 7. If your conversee attempts innane chatter or gets sidetracked, tell them that you will call back later. 8. Don't attempt to use a phone under any circumstances before you have a good 3 year's driving experience.
Christian.
