We all know that it is bad to drink and drive. But a recent article in LAPTOP Magazine, quotes a report that your driving is actually worse if you are talking on the phone rather than being legally drunk! I was wowed by this since I am one of the biggest offenders of “Celling” while Sober. (I have also been known to “Surf and Drive” my email.) The Mobile Phone Report did tests of reaction times and stopping distances at 70 MPH. When drunk, a driver could stop their car in 115 feet. When on the phone in hand, it took the driver 148 feet to stop the car! This is 25% longer! Hands- free phone usage was a bit better at 128 feet.
Maybe this is why more states like New York are banning in hand cell phone usage.
