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Originally Posted by burtcom
Hands free is not mind-free
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Indeed. I have a hands-free Bluetooth system in my new GMC Acadia, which I was excited about because it meant not reaching for my phone when it rang while I was driving. I make and receive very few calls when I'm driving, but I'm quite interested in the studies that talk about distracted driving. Here's a similar article on NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/te...istracted.html
I find that when I'm talking on the phone while driving - hands free or not - I have what I call a "distracted conversation". Meaning I'm so focused on the road that I don't say a lot during the call and frequently ask people to repeat things. I *feel* like I'm heavily focused on the road, and the conversation is lower on my priority list, but maybe I'm just fooling myself and I'm just as distracted as anyone else?
