My company banned the use of cell phones and other devices while driving earlier this year. Exceptions were given to hands free units, but their use was also discouraged as there didn't seem to be that much improvement in safety, that cell phone use while driving in general was equivalent to drunk driving:

e.g.

Exactly what drunk drivers do to think they are driving "safer."

Apparently talking to a passenger is safer, as there is another person in the car who might be watching the road and can alert the driver of of hazards that might not be noticed - perhaps is the headset came with a webcam?

http://www.gulfnews.com/world/U.S.A/10179204.html

Here's an even more recent study about people using cellphones while driving

The quote of the article -

But in my case, it's true :evil:

I wonder if he was on his cell phone driving during the interview?

No problem, just take their ear along with the headset.

First off the study that says cell phone use is as dangerous as drunk driving was poorly conducted.

* The comparison is to a driver at the legal limit. Not smashed. So what they are really saying is that cell phone use is no more dangerous than a legal driver.

* The researchers did not directly assess whether the phones caused accidents

* Nationwide cell phone usage is up and accident rates are down

Also can you define "accident"? Are we including just serious collisions or do fender benders count too?

Personally, what I see here is an effect that's becoming more and more prevalent. Person-A is annoyed by something Person-B is doing. They can't get an outright ban on it due to all that personal freedom crap so they drum up an excuse based on either:

Health and Safety
National Security
or
The children! Think of the children!

and try to get it banned that way.

I'll just keep putting dents in car hoods when a-holes are too busy chatting with Mitzy to stop their freakin' Volvos...

Mitzy from the Hamptons? Can her husband do my plastic surgery?

I like using my EE-8 Military Field Phone that I got back in World War II. Very reliable.

:D

Hey Kevy:

How about an update are you still grooving on the Jawbone?

Ab-so-frickin-lutely

As are the 6 people who I have talked into buying one. This thing really works well.