What's the Best Hands-Free Way to Use a Phone in the Car?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The best way? Put the phone on silent and out of reach.

Works perfectly.

People drive worse on the phone no matter what they like to say or believe. Doesn't necessarily have to do with hands free or not- its just the act of dividing your attention.

I can't see how having a conversation over the speakers in your car is any different than having a conversation with your passenger.

Just look into numbers of accidents with people talking with a passenger vs people talking on the phone.

If a crazy lady honks at you in traffic and signs HANG UP YOU A$$ HOLE! it's me.

You must be crazy if you honk at someone who's got no phone in sight. Do you honk at people speaking to their passengers too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The best way? Put the phone on silent and out of reach.

Works perfectly.

People drive worse on the phone no matter what they like to say or believe. Doesn't necessarily have to do with hands free or not- its just the act of dividing your attention.

I can't see how having a conversation over the speakers in your car is any different than having a conversation with your passenger.

Just look into numbers of accidents with people talking with a passenger vs people talking on the phone.

If a crazy lady honks at you in traffic and signs HANG UP YOU A$$ HOLE! it's me.

You must be crazy if you honk at someone who's got no phone in sight. Do you honk at people speaking to their passengers too?

nope, just to those who are holding their phones and trying to merge in front of me.
today, the guy was holding the phone with one hand and waving the other hand around. he seemed pretty disturbed by the conversation. he had no hands on the wheel and was going on what he thought was a straight line. I was so mad! this is just plain ridiculous. how come he thinks it's OK to drive like that?

i also find rude people talking on the phone in a restaurant, movie theater, doctors office. sorry it might be my age... i'm reaching my 30's... back then, when I was a child we were supposed to respect other people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The best way? Put the phone on silent and out of reach.

Works perfectly.

People drive worse on the phone no matter what they like to say or believe. Doesn't necessarily have to do with hands free or not- its just the act of dividing your attention.

I can't see how having a conversation over the speakers in your car is any different than having a conversation with your passenger.

Just look into numbers of accidents with people talking with a passenger vs people talking on the phone.

If a crazy lady honks at you in traffic and signs HANG UP YOU A$$ HOLE! it's me.

You must be crazy if you honk at someone who's got no phone in sight. Do you honk at people speaking to their passengers too?

nope, just to those who are holding their phones and trying to merge in front of me.
today, the guy was holding the phone with one hand and waving the other hand around. he seemed pretty disturbed by the conversation. he had no hands on the wheel and was going on what he thought was a straight line. I was so mad! this is just plain ridiculous. how come he thinks it's OK to drive like that?

i also find rude people talking on the phone in a restaurant, movie theater, doctors office. sorry it might be my age... i'm reaching my 30's... back then, when I was a child we were supposed to respect other people.

So you call people ass hole?

[Anonymous]

just when they put my life in danger.

[Anonymous]

The National Safety Council released a white paper on "distracted driving"--which includes using a hands-free device. Please, for your safety, the safety of others--including your own children and ours--do NOT use your cell phone in the car. If it's an emergency, you CAN pull into the nearest parking lot to make a call.

http://www.nsc.org/Pages/NSCReleasesWhitePaperonBrainDistractionDuringCellPhoneUseWhileDriving.aspx

[Anonymous]

while banning the use of cell phones in the car, they should also ban ....

1) Changing the chanel on the radio.
2) selecting the heat/ac
3) Telling your 3 year old to stop yelling at your 5 year old and crying.
4) Checking yourself out in the mirror (We all do this, hubba hubba)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:while banning the use of cell phones in the car, they should also ban ....

1) Changing the chanel on the radio.
2) selecting the heat/ac
3) Telling your 3 year old to stop yelling at your 5 year old and crying.
4) Checking yourself out in the mirror (We all do this, hubba hubba)

Agreed. There are myriad distractions while driving. It's all cool and popular to be anti-cell phone, but "anything" that reduces attention on the road can be dangerous. Even listening to the radio, and how many here are willing to give that up? Just use some common sense, people. You know better than anyone what your individual abilities are (and aren't).

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/5387018/Listening-to-football-on-the-radio-while-driving-is-dangerous-say-scientists.html

[Anonymous]

Quit fighting it. Put down the phone. Just drive.

Yes there are other potential distractions, but I surely hope you minimize them. Hand your 3 year old a toy before you pull out of the driveway. Just drive.

[Anonymous]

This issue is going to be the equivalent drunk driving was several decades ago. People are going to insist they they are somehow not influenced by cell phone use until it is too late.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This issue is going to be the equivalent drunk driving was several decades ago. People are going to insist they they are somehow not influenced by cell phone use until it is too late.

I'm not saying people aren't distracted by cell phone use. I'm saying it's not inherently worse than any other driving distraction. I for one have to turn the radio off to do things like parallel parking. I know my abilities and my weaknesses and drive accordingly. Since I spend most of my life in bumper to bumper traffic, there's just no way anyone's going to convince me that inching along at 3 miles an hour and taking a short call is dangerous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This issue is going to be the equivalent drunk driving was several decades ago. People are going to insist they they are somehow not influenced by cell phone use until it is too late.

I'm not saying people aren't distracted by cell phone use. I'm saying it's not inherently worse than any other driving distraction. I for one have to turn the radio off to do things like parallel parking. I know my abilities and my weaknesses and drive accordingly. Since I spend most of my life in bumper to bumper traffic, there's just no way anyone's going to convince me that inching along at 3 miles an hour and taking a short call is dangerous.

Numerous scientific studies say you're wrong, but of course you are free to ignore the facts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This issue is going to be the equivalent drunk driving was several decades ago. People are going to insist they they are somehow not influenced by cell phone use until it is too late.

I'm not saying people aren't distracted by cell phone use. I'm saying it's not inherently worse than any other driving distraction. I for one have to turn the radio off to do things like parallel parking. I know my abilities and my weaknesses and drive accordingly. Since I spend most of my life in bumper to bumper traffic, there's just no way anyone's going to convince me that inching along at 3 miles an hour and taking a short call is dangerous.

Numerous scientific studies say you're wrong, but of course you are free to ignore the facts.

Just as numerous scientific studies say I'm right, but of course you are free to blindly follow the cause of the day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This issue is going to be the equivalent drunk driving was several decades ago. People are going to insist they they are somehow not influenced by cell phone use until it is too late.

I'm not saying people aren't distracted by cell phone use. I'm saying it's not inherently worse than any other driving distraction. I for one have to turn the radio off to do things like parallel parking. I know my abilities and my weaknesses and drive accordingly. Since I spend most of my life in bumper to bumper traffic, there's just no way anyone's going to convince me that inching along at 3 miles an hour and taking a short call is dangerous.

Numerous scientific studies say you're wrong, but of course you are free to ignore the facts.

Just as numerous scientific studies say I'm right, but of course you are free to blindly follow the cause of the day.

Yeah, it's just the "cause of the day." Tell that to families who have lost someone to such ignorance.

btw- What studies say it's okay to talk on a cell phone? Yeah. That's what I thought.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This issue is going to be the equivalent drunk driving was several decades ago. People are going to insist they they are somehow not influenced by cell phone use until it is too late.

I'm not saying people aren't distracted by cell phone use. I'm saying it's not inherently worse than any other driving distraction. I for one have to turn the radio off to do things like parallel parking. I know my abilities and my weaknesses and drive accordingly. Since I spend most of my life in bumper to bumper traffic, there's just no way anyone's going to convince me that inching along at 3 miles an hour and taking a short call is dangerous.

Numerous scientific studies say you're wrong, but of course you are free to ignore the facts.

Just as numerous scientific studies say I'm right, but of course you are free to blindly follow the cause of the day.

I'd be curious to see one. Truly. I've seen lots of headlines on why it's dangerous to drive and talk on the phone, but nothing on the other side. Maybe they just don't make the news. But if you're aware of one, I'd be interested to see it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This issue is going to be the equivalent drunk driving was several decades ago. People are going to insist they they are somehow not influenced by cell phone use until it is too late.

I'm not saying people aren't distracted by cell phone use. I'm saying it's not inherently worse than any other driving distraction. I for one have to turn the radio off to do things like parallel parking. I know my abilities and my weaknesses and drive accordingly. Since I spend most of my life in bumper to bumper traffic, there's just no way anyone's going to convince me that inching along at 3 miles an hour and taking a short call is dangerous.

Numerous scientific studies say you're wrong, but of course you are free to ignore the facts.

Just as numerous scientific studies say I'm right, but of course you are free to blindly follow the cause of the day.

I'd be curious to see one. Truly. I've seen lots of headlines on why it's dangerous to drive and talk on the phone, but nothing on the other side. Maybe they just don't make the news. But if you're aware of one, I'd be interested to see it.

I never said it's "not" a distraction. I said other things that we all do every day while driving are just as much a distraction, yet nobody seems to care about them. I posted one above.