And your observations are the base for my fervent desire to have either steering wheels removed and cars run on a track or driver isolated from non-drivers both visually and auditorily (and probably olfactorily as well).<br>
<br>Humans don't multi-task. At best they task-swap. And all of us know there is a cost to each swap on a computer and thus can imagine there's also a cost for a human. Add to it that 1/2 the population is below average intelligence (thus increasing the "I can do this just fine" factor) which adds to the "they're trying to kill me" factor of everyone n the road.<br>
<br>automatic Jetson's bubble car. I really wish we were pouring as much research into making cheap, ultralight, automatic transport devices to replace what we have as are into ways to keep the mess we have going.<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 9:21 AM, David Tomaschik <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david@systemoverlord.com">david@systemoverlord.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Charles Shapiro<br>
<<a href="mailto:hooterpincher@gmail.com">hooterpincher@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-6090342-7.html" target="_blank">http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-6090342-7.html</a><br>
><br>
> I think about this every time I bike on Atlanta streets.<br>
><br>
> -- CHS<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>I'd really like a study to quantify the level of distraction of an<br>
in-car conversation vs. a cell phone conversation. For the moment,<br>
let's exclude the obviously dangerous dialing period, and focus on the<br>
discussion. Why is a discussion over a cell phone any worse than<br>
talking to the passenger next to you? I've seen plenty of people who<br>
insist on turning their head to talk to their passenger in the car.<br>
(Yes, eye contact during a conversation is good, but not when it<br>
sacrifices eye contact with the road/other drivers.)<br>
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