We all know that (in the UK) it's against the law to use a hand held mobile while driving a car. Currently, however, the use of a hands-free phone is not against the law. The whole area is one of intense disagreement. I suggest a simple test - hold a conversation with someone and look into their eyes while doing so. Now, ask them a tricky (at least tricky to us mere mortals) maths question (such as "what is seven times thirteen") and see what they do. Most people will look away from you while they think about this - they are concentrating on the problem. If they were driving, they would look away from the road and would not be concentrating on their driving.
If the conversation is one that is important, then stop and hold it when you can give it your full attention. If it is not important, then it can wait.
I don't think this will make me popular, but it should help people to understand why I am against using even handsfree phones while driving.
Research shows that hands-free phones are no safer
than hand-held phones. The main danger of being on the phone while driving is
disruption of concentration.
(Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents)
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