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[Doctor Gollum]

Not to mention those that aren't paying any attention to their speed... 

[STEMO]

Not to mention those that aren't paying any attention to their speed... 

I think there's a touché in there somewhere 

[John-Ha]

I still can't see the difference between talking to a passenger & talking to someone somewhere else.

The big difference is that a passenger is aware of what is happening on the road and stops talking when you need to pay more attention.  Someone on the phone doesn't.

Even using a hands free phone is somewhat similar to being on the alcohol limit.

[Doctor Gollum]

 

In nearly nine years of taxi driving I never encountered that...

In twenty four years of private driving it is unusual to say the least.

[Andy B]

...
The big difference is that a passenger is aware of what is happening on the road and stops talking when you need to pay more attention.

 
My Mum doesn't ... she Just talks & talks & talks & talks ... even when you tell/ask her to shhh! a minute

Someone on the phone doesn't.

How about tell them?

Even using a hands free phone is somewhat similar to being on the alcohol limit.

Absolute 13ollocks!

[John-Ha]

Absolute 13ollocks!

Could you please substantiate your comment.

I will substantiate my comment with two scientific papers which examined the issue.

Mobile phone use and drink driving

The comparison of mobile phones with alcohol impairment continues to attract researchers because of the already established thresholds and risks for alcohol impairment. In 2002, a study by the Transport Research Laboratory in the UK found that while driving while intoxicated is clearly impaired, certain aspects of driving performance are even more impaired by mobile phone use. Burns, P. C., Parkes, A., Burton, S., Smith, R. K., & Burch, D. (2002). How dangerous is driving with a mobile phone? Benchmarking the impairment to alcohol. Crowthorne.: Transport Research Laboratory.

A similar study in 2006 that mobile-phone drivers may exhibit greater impairments than intoxicated drivers. Strayer, D. L., Drews, F. A., & Crouch, D. J. (2006). A comparison of the cell phone driver and the drunk driver. Human factors, 48, 381-391.

[Doctor Gollum]

We digress...

Point is, you can be distracted by nothing just as much as anything... If this wasn't the case, Rangie wouldn't be going on a course for significantly exceeding the speed limit. Likewise his better half

Also both of those surveys are well out of date. But let's not have any of that get in the way of a good wind up... Unless of course, you happen to be running their course...

I would probably pay £90 to watch that...

[Andy B]

Absolute 13ollocks!

Could you please substantiate your comment. ....

No ....

Lies, damned lies & statistics.

[John-Ha]

No ....

Lies, damned lies & statistics.

Well I guess I have to choose who to believe. 

Should I believe a group of scientists all probably educated to doctoral level who were commissioned by the UK Transport and Road Research Laboratory to do some research and who wrote a peer reviewed report on their findings.

Or should I choose to believe you, who probably has no more that a pass in CSE Woodwork to your name?  Someone who has not read the reports but says they are rubbish.  Someone who cannot enter into a discussion about the subject because he has absolutely no knowledge of the subject and because he lacks the capability to think logically so all he can do is cuss and say clichés (look it up) like "Lies, damned lies & (it's spelled AND) statistics" as though that actually means something. 

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