Re: O/T - Annoying phone ring tones

"Lynda LeCompte" <lyndalecompte@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"mh" <hobratschk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:f3kukm$h8t$4@xxxxxxxxxxx

But I agree ... wearing the bluetooth earpiece in public is kinda ghey
....
unless, of course, you're driving. Then, it's just smart.

Apparently, that's not the case. 'They' have researched and found that
the
act of concentrating on a conversation is more distracting than holding a
cell phone to your ear. If I'm driving in heavy traffic, I'll even tell
my
boy in the back to be quiet so I can stay alert and concentrate.
<snip>

Yeah, unfortunately in the US the laws against using them (in the few states
that have them) mostly assume it's the holding them that's the problem.

That's not my experience. I can't count the number of times I've nearly
been run off the road by some oblivious person on a cell, whether they're
holding it or not. And certainly the few times I've tried to use one while
driving, it's been impossible for me to carry on a conversation and
concentrate on driving to the degree I should.


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