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If I'm speaking with someone in the car and I detect a potentially dangerous situation, I immediately stop talking to focus. It's hard to explain, but I would
by celticmusic 7y ago
If I'm speaking with someone in the car and I detect a potentially dangerous situation, I immediately stop talking to focus.
It's hard to explain, but I would say my attention is unfocused and broad. I don't know if this is ultimately safe, but I've never had an issue with it.
- bestouff 7y agoIn fact the passenger will also detect the potentially dangerous situation and stop taking focus from you. The person in the phone will not, and may continue to distract you involuntarily.
- ahartmetz 7y agoA coworker once told me that that is what makes the difference, based on some study. I immediately believed it because it seemed so reasonable, so not citation...
- c0vfefe 7y agoPart of the whole problem with distracted driving is that danger is difficult to predict.
- celticmusic 7y agoI've never had a problem with it, but I also don't look at them while driving, and so forth. Maybe I'm the drunk driver who thinks he can totally drive better when he's drunk, but I've been driving 20+ years and never had an issue. OTOH, I also evaluate and will not talk if I don't feel comfortable (poor road conditions, etc).