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There's only a handful of places where headsets are considered a distraction. A few US states, Singapore, Japan, UAE, South Africa .. some AUS states. Pretty
by ratg13 2y ago
There's only a handful of places where headsets are considered a distraction.
A few US states, Singapore, Japan, UAE, South Africa .. some AUS states.
Pretty much everywhere else in the world, this is considered "normal behavior"
- Terr_ 2y agoSo? That's an ad populum fallacy. Remember when plenty of places thought smoking cigarettes everywhere was normal? In addition, laws often contain compromises for feasibility. I expect many jurisdictions permit hands-free conversations partly because it's difficult to prohibit them. If you want to argue that phone-conversations while driving are safe compared to quiet driving, you should be pointing to experiments rather than popular belief.
- VBprogrammer 2y agoSurely everyone is aware that driving while speaking on the phone is distracting. My partner occasionally tries to have an inane conversation about nothing while driving and I always cut it short. I think that the main problem is if they were in the car with you then they'd be able to modulate the conversation in line with parts of the drive which are more or less demanding. It's much harder to do this successfully on the phone.
- gamepsys 2y agoNothing about operating a vehicle is safe. I think it's unfair to judge someone morally for doing an activity that is common practice.
- twojacobtwo 2y agoDoes what's considered normal matter for safety? Shouldnt it be based on what the science says?