Comments on: new decade means new driving law http://blog.barzan.ca/2010/01/new-decade-means-new-driving-law/ a place for opinions and thoughts Sat, 06 Aug 2011 05:43:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cris http://blog.barzan.ca/2010/01/new-decade-means-new-driving-law/comment-page-1/#comment-615 cris Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:36:55 +0000 http://blog.barzan.ca/?p=702#comment-615 i fully agree that there is a difference between having a conversation with someone in the car; which is less distracting than having the conversation with someone on the phone. in my above statements i'm referring to "the talking" as the conversations over the phone, without making any reference to having a discussion with someone in the car. thus, any reference to 'talking' or 'conversation' is by default over a device and not with someone in the car (at least that's how i meant it above). i do have some reference that state talking on a hand held device is just as distracting as talking on a hand-free device. i fully agree that there is a difference between having a conversation with someone in the car; which is less distracting than having the conversation with someone on the phone. in my above statements i’m referring to “the talking” as the conversations over the phone, without making any reference to having a discussion with someone in the car. thus, any reference to ‘talking’ or ‘conversation’ is by default over a device and not with someone in the car (at least that’s how i meant it above).

i do have some reference that state talking on a hand held device is just as distracting as talking on a hand-free device.

]]> By: Melanie http://blog.barzan.ca/2010/01/new-decade-means-new-driving-law/comment-page-1/#comment-614 Melanie Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:24:27 +0000 http://blog.barzan.ca/?p=702#comment-614 I don't have the references to hand, but I think that the research has shown that talking on handheld and hands-free cellphones are both worse than talking to a person who is actually in the car. I think that both should be banned on that basis - however I'm not aware of any jurisdiction that has banned hands-free phones yet I don’t have the references to hand, but I think that the research has shown that talking on handheld and hands-free cellphones are both worse than talking to a person who is actually in the car. I think that both should be banned on that basis – however I’m not aware of any jurisdiction that has banned hands-free phones yet

]]> By: cris http://blog.barzan.ca/2010/01/new-decade-means-new-driving-law/comment-page-1/#comment-582 cris Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:22:07 +0000 http://blog.barzan.ca/?p=702#comment-582 while i agree that there are numerous distractions while driving, and that the drivers should be responsible to stay focus while driving...the law itself is stupid. i have references which state there is no difference between talking on a handheld device versus a hand less device. it's the talking that's the problem. they should ban talking on a cell phone all together...and then it can be a first step towards making the streets safer. i agree that it will be hard to enforce the law of 'no talking on the cell phone while driving", but at least they would have tried to move towards a safer environment on the streets. while i agree that there are numerous distractions while driving, and that the drivers should be responsible to stay focus while driving…the law itself is stupid. i have references which state there is no difference between talking on a handheld device versus a hand less device. it’s the talking that’s the problem. they should ban talking on a cell phone all together…and then it can be a first step towards making the streets safer. i agree that it will be hard to enforce the law of ‘no talking on the cell phone while driving”, but at least they would have tried to move towards a safer environment on the streets.

]]> By: catintherain http://blog.barzan.ca/2010/01/new-decade-means-new-driving-law/comment-page-1/#comment-581 catintherain Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:02:41 +0000 http://blog.barzan.ca/?p=702#comment-581 Almost two years ago I got hit by a car whose driver was talking on his cellphone, and I still get a bit jumpy when I see drivers do that in traffic. But I agree, there are tons of distractions, and they can't ban them all. Very loud music can be a distraction too, even the GPS can be a distraction (I once read an article about a driver who killed a pedestrian because he was looking at his GPS). It's hard to say where the control should stop. If the cell phone ban brings a lower number of accidents, I'd be inclined to agree with it. But I don't know of any stats to support this theory. Almost two years ago I got hit by a car whose driver was talking on his cellphone, and I still get a bit jumpy when I see drivers do that in traffic. But I agree, there are tons of distractions, and they can’t ban them all. Very loud music can be a distraction too, even the GPS can be a distraction (I once read an article about a driver who killed a pedestrian because he was looking at his GPS). It’s hard to say where the control should stop. If the cell phone ban brings a lower number of accidents, I’d be inclined to agree with it. But I don’t know of any stats to support this theory.

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