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Originally Posted by trademaster
That's a ridiculous idea. First of all, passengers on cell phones present no problems whatsoever. Second, there's an endless list of emergency situations where this would cause serious problems. Third, there are plenty of ways to safely use a cell phone while driving: hands free, as navigation (if you punch in the destination while stopped), music streaming, etc.
Really the only thing that is going to stop this is a great leap in hands-free technologies and accessibility. Voice-to-text, syncing with car devices, etc. This is happening right now so hopefully this won't be an issue for too much longer.
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Its a myth that hands free calling/texting is safer than 'hands on'. The problem isn't whats in your hands so much as what you're thinking about. When you're talking to someone on a phone, or composing a text (either by typing or dictation) you are thinking about that instead of driving. With a hands free device, you might be looking at the road in front of you instead of your phone, but you're not paying attention to the road. The brain basically goes on autopilot and you ignore everything thats going on around you. Traffic lights, car doors opening, pedestrians, cars switching lanes, traffic piling up behind you, brake lights in front of you, street signs ... it all falls to the wayside if you are focusing on your phone when you're driving.