Quote Originally Posted by Medusa View Post
I gave my Bluetooth to my son but if I need to talk on the cell phone, I use the hands free device. One needs to actually see the keyboard to text but that isn't necessary w/talking on the phone which is no more distracting than if one were talking to the person in the passenger seat but texting is ridiculously stupid to do while driving.
Not everyone is in agreement that talking on the phone while driving is as safe as talking to a fellow passenger.

Drivers talking by cell phone drove significantly worse than drivers talking to passengers. The cell-phone users were more likely to drift in their lane, kept a greater distance between their car and the car in front, and were four times more likely to miss pulling off the highway at the rest area. Passenger conversation barely affected all three measures.
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