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physiological processes, just the outcomes. The studies might have the subjects drive obstacle courses, or measure their eye movement responses, or reaction times, or some other measurement of motor skills. When the results show that the subjects do worse on the cell phones than with a BAC of .08 or .10, then the conclusion becomes "cell phone use is more dangerous than driving drunk." The argument is compelling. Lawyers have seized upon this to get higher awards for folks causing accidents while on the cell phone. There was one case when a company was held liable for talking to their employee on his cell phone while the employee was driving and caused an accident. I believe anyone who thinks they are just as sharp while driving and talking on the cell phone as not, is kidding themselves. I can FEEL the difference when I am on the phone and driving. I try to avoid it. I have pulled over many times or not just answered the phone. And, I am a fairly coordinated guy ;c) Oh, BTW, multi-tasking is a myth! Later.
"Straight-line acceleration is probably the first aspect of automotive performance that any intelligent driver gets bored with." Peter Gregg
"We owe a lot to the dragsters. They always break something, figure out a way to beef up the part and the benefit trickles down." Robo
"Not everything that can be counted counts. Not everything that counts can be counted." Einstein
"And now my friend, the first-a rule of Italian driving, [Franco rips off his rear-view mirror and throws it out of the car] what's-a behind me is not important." Raul Julia, playing Franco Bertollini while driving a Ferrari Daytona in the movie Gumball Rally
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