Hands Free Kit Worse Than Drunk Driving?

[keshy]

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The next time you’re yacking away on your ultra high-tech, state of the art hands free kit consider this; a person using a hands free device is four times more likely to crash.

It was also found that drivers talking on either hand-held or hands-free mobile phones have an average reaction time that is 30 per cent slower than drunk drivers and an astonishing 50 per cent slower reaction time than sober drivers. This was found during a research conducted at University of Sydney’s Injury Prevention and Trauma Care Division. Similar results were also found at a study conducted at University of Utah in the United States.

Two commendable universities coming up with the same findings, coincidence? I don’t think so, well, sure, you may not be breaking any law by using a hands free kit, but you certainly stand a chance to break something. Maybe its time to get a PA??

Source: http://express-press-release.com; http://www.yesinsurance.co.uk

 

[DLegend]

Research were done using people (subjects) from two of the most laziest countries in the world : US and Australia.

I'm sure that's what caused the reaction times to be so slow. Try doing the research in Japan and China.

 

[AXXeLL]

nice write up dude !

 

[si|verfish]

Doesn't matter where it is done. It's common sense (or rather uncommon sense since so little people actually use it). When you're talking, a large part of your thought process goes to the conversation and stuff the other person on the line is discussing with you, instead of the most important task of keeping your eyes on the road and driving. Same goes for texting (that's smsing for Malaysians), doing your makeup, searching for stuff in the glove compartment, day dreaming, thinking of your to-do list, and so on so forth.

 

[JINEIL2EN]

i just knowing that, dun eat Sushi with Wasabi when driving...it's very dangerous....

 

[DLegend]

why? What happened to the Sushi with Wasabi? Went up your nose?

 

[JINEIL2EN]

why? What happened to the Sushi with Wasabi? Went up your nose?

yup, after that, sure u'll suffer a bit, take ur head high, eye went blur....nerves, trying to get somethings such water & tissue.....

lost concentration, bang!!!

 

[DLegend]

Hahahaa.... try explaining that to the police when making the report.

 

[JINEIL2EN]

Hahahaa.... try explaining that to the police when making the report.

hahahaha.....cannot la...ahahahaha....
i just said the road suddenly not even, suddenly got flood, then bang....ahahahaha...

 

[zephyr3d]

Doesn't matter where it is done. It's common sense (or rather uncommon sense since so little people actually use it). When you're talking, a large part of your thought process goes to the conversation and stuff the other person on the line is discussing with you, instead of the most important task of keeping your eyes on the road and driving. Same goes for texting (that's smsing for Malaysians), doing your makeup, searching for stuff in the glove compartment, day dreaming, thinking of your to-do list, and so on so forth.

speaking of make up... i got rear ended by a gal as she was too busy with her make up. When i came down fr the car.... she was stoned with her compact powder still in her hands.... knncb.....

 

[JINEIL2EN]

speaking of make up... i got rear ended by a gal as she was too busy with her make up. When i came down fr the car.... she was stoned with her compact powder still in her hands.... knncb.....

is she pretty..??

 

[alien]

yup, after that, sure u'll suffer a bit, take ur head high, eye went blur....nerves, trying to get somethings such water & tissue.....

lost concentration, bang!!!

i can imagine that..

zephy: wonder what's the girl's excuse..?

 

[JINEIL2EN]

i can imagine that..

zephy: wonder what's the girl's excuse..?

........"Wah, u so leng chai like Flinstone wor...."