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You really don't believe that watching the road is safer than not watching the road? I appreciate skepticism, but that just seems too extreme.
by superuser2 11y ago
You really don't believe that watching the road is safer than not watching the road?
I appreciate skepticism, but that just seems too extreme.
- mikeash 11y agoI'm really not convinced that having your eyes on the road and your attention on your fingers is safer than glancing away. I think it's probably right, but I'd like something better than just "it's obvious!"
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoAttention is a funny thing. Talking on a phone with your eyes on the road can take quite a bit of our attention. Its not about the eyes - glancing here or there is what we do all day. Its the mental model in our head - more than one is hard. Imagining the person on the other end of the phone call is a mental model - and it can push the 'road model' right out. So it depends on how much cpu it takes. Not just where we're looking.