> Anyone for a non-controversial car "set-up" discission? :-)
ok, so now we have a course map for sunday, showing it is a right hand
course, so im setting up my car for right turns!!!
-james c
----- Original Message -----
From: Donald R McKenna <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>
> James Creasy writes:
>
> >this driving thing is really whats dangerous. better outlaw that.
>
> Please, NO!
> >
> >do you guys make a distinction between hands-free and hand-held? if not,
> >better ban talking to a passenger.
>
> First, most of what I think, on this subject, is intuitive based on my own
> experiences and observations/conversations on the subject with others.
> Having said that, yes, hands-free minimizes the physical distractions of
> dialing-up and holding the phone. Those are distractions not unlike
> tuning/changing radio stations or CDs or just reaching for something in
the
> next seat. One can perform those functions with intentional
time-discipline
> so that eyes/mind are only off the road for a second or so. Takes
experience
> to do it safely, thats one reason newbys (kids) have more accidents, they
> haven't mastered time-discipline of distractions, either of the
intentional
> kind or by surprise. Had my first accident, a rear-ender, while talking
> (looking) to someone (girl) in the back seat. Havn't repeated that again
> (accident, that is). The more significant danger of cell phone use by
> drivers is that the imersion in a conversation can go on for a whole trip,
> during which time, the driver is trying to do two mind-absorbing things at
> the same time. We humans don't do two same-time complicated mental
> activities (like thinking) very efficiently. As for talking to passengers,
> read my previous comparison of what I think is the sub-conscious way we,
> differently, deal with the two kinds of conversation.
>
> Hands-free, is to driver-in-car cell phone use as filters are to
cigarettes.
> Might take, only, a bit longer to get "cancer". And, OBTW, who do you
think
> is behind the various legislation efforts to require hands-free? Couldn't
be
> the cell-phone industry (phone makers and system providers), could it?
Would
> they be pushing an additional, money-making, restriction of their product
in
> order to save the bigger part of the pie? Go figure, they may as well have
> previously been hawking the illusionary "safe" cigarette.
> >
> >i dont own a cell phone, but once i made a call from the cobra using one.
> >i, of course, could not hear a thing, so just waited some amount of time
> >after dialing and started talking. didnt even know if a machine or a
person
> >hung up. thats been my only call from a car, ever.
>
> Keep it that way, you need all the attention you can muster to keep that
> 5000 HP, under your right foot, restrained :-)
>
> Anyone for a non-controversial car "set-up" discission? :-)
>
> Don
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