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Re: Colorado hands-free driving law taking effect in the new year

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Scout wrote on Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:09:36 -0600 :

>>> Easy.. most people can easily think about multiple things at the same 
>>> time. You can drive, have a discussion and listen to music all at the 
>>> same time. Now, I grant you need to be able to prioritize as needed, but 
>>> virtually everyone, excluding yourself, can apparently do it very well.
>>
>> bullshit
> 
> As I said your inability to think/do more than one thing at a time is your 
> problem, and one not shared by almost everyone else.

Actually "Scout" is on to the answer to the mystery of why there is
absolutely no effect whatsoever on the well-documented USA accident rate
between the period before, during and after the meteoric rise in cellphone
use in vehicles.

Why has cellphones NOT increased the accident rate?

There are complex answers for that reason, but I'll just hint at one of the
answers which is that cellphones actually make driving safer at times.

Take the case of routing while driving in an unfamiliar city.
Which is safer?
a. Dead reckoning
b. Paper maps
c. Cellphones
(Pick one.)

Likewise, let's say you just missed a turn and you have no idea how to fix
that mistake. Which is safer?
a. Dead reckoning
b. Paper maps
c. Cellphones
(Pick one.)

Let's say there's traffic ahead so which is safer?
a. Dead reckoning (with or without FM/AM radio traffic reports)
b. Paper maps (with or without FM/AM radio traffic reports)
c. Cellphones

Notice there are multiple reasons why cellphones did NOT increase the
accident rate, one of which is that, at times, they actually make driving
safer; but that's not the only reason.

Think about what Scout astutely said, for example:
1. Distractions (hundreds of them) are part of driving
2. People too stupid to handle distractions have always had accidents
3. Distractions are not the major cause of accidents - but they're up there
4. And of course, a cellphone can certainly be a distraction

If you're intelligent, you'll instantly understand that people who are
intelligent have comprehensive systems in place to handle distractions.

Adding yet another distractions to a hundred existing distractions changes
nothing for people who are intelligent enough to handle distractions.

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    Re: Colorado hands-free driving law taking effect in the new year super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2024-12-11 13:38 -0600
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