IS YOUR CAR A PHONE BOOTH?

Sue-This is such a great reminder of the awesome power of the car and what damage can be done by distracted drivers. Some of us find it tough enough to drive when not distracted, just add the few seconds of inattentiveness to a 2,000 pound vehicle, travelling at 50 mph and you have the potential to mess up a lot of people's lives. 

Sue,

I remember when I had to find a phone booth or pay phone near the road, pull off and call someone who may have paged me... ah, the good old days.  I was in my office a couple of months ago talking with an agent who was on her phone while driving when she suddenly dropped her phone and it cut off our conversation.  She didn't call back for a while but when she did she admitted she dropped the phone because she rear-ended another car.  The thought had gone through my mind when it happened but hearing her tell me about it shook me up a bit.  Would anyone go so far as to refuse to talk to others if you knew they were driving?  Just a thought.  Thanks for sharing.

My friend just was in an accident while she was on the phone with me!!  If I want to talk to her, I send her a text... call me when you are not driving!

We have voice activated Blue Tooth in our Truck through the sound system. We activated it and do more dialing , etc. Push an answer button on steering wheel and it answers phone. Trying to do less business in car. Very good points!

Sue - this is one of those facts you know is not going to be good.  Hard to believe. 

As much as I like to stay current while driving, I've switched over to my hands-free bluetooth in my car and cut back dramatically. 

Driving while texting should be banned.  Nothing is important enough to try and type on a little smart phone while you drive a 2k vehicle.

Thanks for sharing. It's a great reminder for us out their on the road from day to day

I must be getting old. Its too much trouble for me trying to focus my eyes through the bifocal (to read with) and then back through the regular part of the glasses lens to see the road. I consider myself an above average driver, but I won't even try to text. 

As far as banning texting while driving???? It can't be any worse than many of the people I see talking on their phones (of course I'm sure they are all surgeons providing life saving instructions....(humor)).

It is against the law to text here in Virginia just like in Maryland.  And in Washington DC you MUST be hands-free to talk on the phone.  Many phones now can do voice activated dailing, which is all the better with a Bluetooth.

I do agree that taling on the phone, regardless if it's a client or my children, is very distracting.  Sometimes I'm amazed I even made it home, since I can't remember the drive I just made because I was involved in a conversation.

On the other hand, it's not too much different than being a mom with noisy kids in the car.  The stats for accidents for moms with kids in the car is also quite high.  Heaven help me if I'm ever having a conversation with my Bluetooth while my kids are in the car, too!!