My HO is just about identical to yours, for what IW...

david

At 02:42 PM 5/20/2002, John Brush wrote:
>Everyone has an opinion, but to me, talking on the phone is completely
>different than eating, drinking and messing with the radio. I have decided
>that when you talk on the phone, it involves involuntarily visualizing the
>person you are talking to, which takes away the concentration on the road.
>None of the other stuff is too clever to be doing at 75mph either, but
>none of them make you picture another location, or person in your mind, so
>the concentration is still there when drinking that 7UP (somewhat <g>)
>
>I can talk to someone in the car, cause they are right there. I am guilty
>of eating an ice cream cone or drinking a soda, and I still think I am
>seeing the road, but when I do get a call from one of my kids, I talk and
>realize that I  have gone a mile and don't recall even seeing it. The rule
>is, call me if you are on fire, call me if you have one direct question,
>but don't call to chat, as I will hang up on you :-) Seems to work for
>us...
>
>Just IMHO

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