Sunday, September 16, 2007
Worse than drunk driving?
Here's a year-old article about some University of Utah psychologists who concluded that using a cell phone while driving is as dangerous as driving drunk. The psychologists' names are David Strayer and Frank Drews.
Driving Instructor
Hey guys,
Has anyone interviewed a driving instructor or someone who teaches at a driving school? I know we talked abou it in class, but I wasn't sure if someone is doing it or not. Let me know. If we haven't I will go ahead and do that.
Has anyone interviewed a driving instructor or someone who teaches at a driving school? I know we talked abou it in class, but I wasn't sure if someone is doing it or not. Let me know. If we haven't I will go ahead and do that.
Interesting tidbit
RCR Wireless News released this interesting tidbit May 28, 2007:
"California state senator Carole Migden was involved in a car accident after she reached for her cellular phone while driving in her state-issued vehicle. Migden rear-ended the car in front of her, which had slowed down in traffic, said a California Highway Patrol spokesman. The driver of that car suffered minor injuries. Ironically, Migden supported California's recently passed law that fines drivers who talk on a mobile phone while driving. The law has not yet gone into effect, so Migden will not have to pay the fine."
"California state senator Carole Migden was involved in a car accident after she reached for her cellular phone while driving in her state-issued vehicle. Migden rear-ended the car in front of her, which had slowed down in traffic, said a California Highway Patrol spokesman. The driver of that car suffered minor injuries. Ironically, Migden supported California's recently passed law that fines drivers who talk on a mobile phone while driving. The law has not yet gone into effect, so Migden will not have to pay the fine."
Interview with former Johnston County Sheriff
John Smith, former Johnston County sheriff who is now a pastor for Rock Harbor Church, said he has seen a growing paradigm of cell phone use as a continuous form of communication that people do not want to relinquish, even when on the road.
“There’s just an explosion of cell phone use,” Smith said. “Everybody you see now has a cell phone- well, not everybody, but three out of every 10 drivers I see are talking on cell phones.”Smith attributes this incessant use of cell phones, even while driving, to increasingly active families busy with after-school extracurricular activities, like sports and band. To maintain the family-schedule as a cohesive unit, family members need the reliable and easily accessible communication that the cell phone encompasses.
“There’s just an explosion of cell phone use,” Smith said. “Everybody you see now has a cell phone- well, not everybody, but three out of every 10 drivers I see are talking on cell phones.”Smith attributes this incessant use of cell phones, even while driving, to increasingly active families busy with after-school extracurricular activities, like sports and band. To maintain the family-schedule as a cohesive unit, family members need the reliable and easily accessible communication that the cell phone encompasses.
Which international countries have baned cell phones while driving
International Action
It has been reported that as many as 40 countries may restrict or prohibit the use of cellular phones while driving. Countries reported to have laws related to cell phone use include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Botswana, Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt,Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya,Malaysia, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe. Most countries prohibit the use of hand-held phones while driving. Drivers in the Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom may use cell phones but can be fined if they are involved in crashes while using the phone. Drivers in the Germany and the United Kingdom also can lose insurance coverage if they are involved in a crash while talking on the phone.
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It has been reported that as many as 40 countries may restrict or prohibit the use of cellular phones while driving. Countries reported to have laws related to cell phone use include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Botswana, Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt,Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya,Malaysia, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe. Most countries prohibit the use of hand-held phones while driving. Drivers in the Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom may use cell phones but can be fined if they are involved in crashes while using the phone. Drivers in the Germany and the United Kingdom also can lose insurance coverage if they are involved in a crash while talking on the phone.
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