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Originally Posted by burtcom
Thats fine -- but I certainly hope it doesn't lead to people thinking its OK to talk on the phone instead of texting because it's "less dangerous"
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But isn't that what the article shows? That it's significantly less dangerous? That doesn't mean it's not increasing your chances of an accident, but on a scale of most to least dangerous distractions, texting is really high, and talking is much lower. I think cell phone use should be minimized as much as possible when driving - heaven knows I've had to move
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Originally Posted by burtcom
As for education -- I think we should have to repeat a driving test, written and behind-the-wheel, everytime we go for a renewal.
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I've thought about that myself, but I wonder if the cost to society would be too high? By that I mean that there are a lot of bad drivers on the road (let's say 25% of all drivers) and if they lost their ability to drive, what would happen to jobs, families, the housing market, etc? It would have a massive impact on society as a whole...I wonder if it would be worth it?