Comments on: Put That Thing Away Before You Get Us All Killed* http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/07/23/put-that-thing-away-before-you-get-us-all-killed/ Geek News Central is the technical site for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a Family of Tech Shows and Content. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A. Reader http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/07/23/put-that-thing-away-before-you-get-us-all-killed/comment-page-1/#comment-5544 A. Reader Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:03:11 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=9329#comment-5544 While it has been shown that talking on a phone while driving is distracting, where is the study that says that talking to a passenger is distracting? or a crying baby in the back seat is distracting? And the legislation against passengers and crying babies? The fact is that while a phone call is distracting to a driver, it is only one of the many distractions a driver will have on any given day. Smoking, eating, drinking, changing the radio station, these are all distractions. NOTE: I’ve seen women doing their makeup while driving, to my knowledge this isn’t illegal, but is far more distracting, and dangerous than talking on a mobile phone. We need consistency to our laws, or they may as well not exist... While it has been shown that talking on a phone while driving is distracting, where is the study that says that talking to a passenger is distracting? or a crying baby in the back seat is distracting? And the legislation against passengers and crying babies?

The fact is that while a phone call is distracting to a driver, it is only one of the many distractions a driver will have on any given day. Smoking, eating, drinking, changing the radio station, these are all distractions.

NOTE: I’ve seen women doing their makeup while driving, to my knowledge this isn’t illegal, but is far more distracting, and dangerous than talking on a mobile phone.

We need consistency to our laws, or they may as well not exist…

]]> By: mrsleep http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2009/07/23/put-that-thing-away-before-you-get-us-all-killed/comment-page-1/#comment-5536 mrsleep Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:00:16 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=9329#comment-5536 Even legislation isn't enough to stop the idiots who can't control themselves. Even legislation isn’t enough to stop the idiots who can’t control themselves.

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