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Mythbusters tested it! http://news.stanford.edu/thedish/2015/08/21/mythbusters-tests-the-myth-of-hands-free-driving-at-stanfords-automotive-facility/ http://new
by tajen 10y ago
Mythbusters tested it! http://news.stanford.edu/thedish/2015/08/21/mythbusters-tests-the-myth-of-hands-free-driving-at-stanfords-automotive-facility/ http://news.stanford.edu/thedish/2015/08/21/mythbusters-test... and https://youtu.be/t8LuM92Twm8?t=210 https://youtu.be/t8LuM92Twm8?t=210 (see the conclusion at 3:28).
Result: Driving drunk, with a cellphone or with a hands-free phone were all equally dangerous. I'm as surprised as you must be.
They didn't test talking to a passenger, but I'm of the opinion that laws don't forbid what is de-facto considered as normal by most people. Besides, talking to a passenger isn't verifiable.
Last thing, I sure remember unfolding my map over the wheel on the highways, so despite what the police says about vocal GPS apps, they're still 100% better for me.
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- tbrownaw 10y agoResult: Driving drunk, with a cellphone or with a hands-free phone were all equally dangerous. Also driving while short on sleep. IIRC it's something like ~20 hours awake approximately matches .08 BAC, not sure offhand how chronic sleep deprivation (like most adults have) factors in. (My conclusion from all this is that alcohol should not be treated as a special case: if you can't drive safely, proving that it must be for some other reason shouldn't get you out of trouble.)
- hvidgaard 10y agoIn Denmark you can legally drive with under 0.05 BAC. If you're involved in any accidents, you automatically get some blame, even if you wouldn't had you had 0 BAC. It's equvivalent to saying: "You can drive home if you've had one beer, but you ought to drive cautiously".