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From: Nick Finnigan on 14 Mar 2010 16:21 Mr. Benn wrote: > A study by leading car insurer Direct line, carried out by Transport > Research Laboratory (TRL), has revealed that driver reaction times, such as > the time taken to apply the brakes or steer away from danger, are 30 per > cent slower when driving whilst using a hands-free mobile phone than when > driving whilst over the legal alcohol limit.1 > When travelling at 70 miles per hour (mph) the affect on reaction time > caused by the hands-free mobile conversation means that the vehicle travels > 26ft further than one driven under 'normal conditions'2 before the driver is > fully engaged and able to take the appropriate action. In contrast, someone > driving slightly over the legal alcohol limit would travel just 13ft further > than someone driving under normal conditions before they responded - half > the distance of the hands-free mobile using driver. The extra distance > travelled by the car before the driver responds due to not fully > concentrating on the road ahead is illustrated in the diagram below. i.e. normal = 102', alcohol 115', Hands free 128', hand held 148' HC standard at 70mph = 70' shirley shome mishtake?
From: Conor on 14 Mar 2010 17:56 On 14/03/2010 19:52, Ret. wrote: > There has been a lot of research done into the use of mobile phones and > driving - in various different countries. All of it backs up the rest, > in that concentrating on a telephone conversation reduces the > concentration on the driving - and in simulations, reaction times were > always affected. > And? ITS A SIMULATION for a start. Secondly, it usually doesn't involve those who drive for a living and finally, so does talking to a passenger, picking your nose, looking at road signs... > The human brain is not good at multi-tasking. The TV is currently on as > I'm typing this on my laptop on my knee. I cannot follow the TV > programme *and* concentrate on what I am typing. I can concentrate on > the TV programme - or on my typing - but not on both a the same time. > I'm managing to. And I can do more than one thing while driving. After over 1.8 million miles, its second nature. > Research has shown that conversations with passengers do not have the > same effect because drivers tend to just stop talking How many drivers do you see turning their heads to look at the passenger when talking? Shitloads or that is certainly my experience. > The research shows that it requires greater > concentration to make sense of what is being said by a telephone caller, > rather than a passenger - and that greater concentration reduces driving > attention. > > There's no getting away from it Conor. Talking on a mobile phone *does* > reduce the level of attention given to driving. > But it doesn't mean there's going to be an accident. Like I said, if the claims had real world substance, deaths from mobile phone usage would be in the thousands. -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Conor on 14 Mar 2010 17:58 On 14/03/2010 20:01, Ret. wrote: > "The research mirrors other studies about the dangers of multitasking > behind the wheel. Research shows that motorists talking on a phone are > four times as likely to crash as other drivers, and are as likely to > cause an accident as someone with a .08 blood alcohol content." > I'll repeat it again. DD was the cause of 590 road deaths in 2004. If using mobile phones was worse, they would be the primary factor in the remaining 3000 road deaths that year. Yet strangely, the government claim that speeding was for a great deal. So what was, speeding or using a mobile? -- Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Adrian on 15 Mar 2010 05:55 "Rob" <rsvptorob-newsREMOVE(a)yahoo.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > || Anyone that's been driving long enough but hasn't learnt how not to > || contribute to the exchequer is too stupid to hold a licence. > A bit harsh I think. With all the ANPR & CCTV about it's becoming more > difficult to get away with driving untaxed cars, and even harder to get > away with stealing fuel... 'course, it's perfectly possible to drive a totally legal car with legal fuel without contributing to the exchequer at all.
From: Adrian on 15 Mar 2010 05:55
ChelseaTractorMan <mr.c.tractor(a)hotmail.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>|| When are people going to get the message? >>What message? > the message that research shows driving while on the phone is more > dangerous than being drunk. That message'll probably start to percolate shortly after it becomes true. |