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    Note that the arguments against driving while talking on the phone are at best partially migitated by using a head set. Your brain can't focus both on traffic and on your phone conference at the same time, regardless of what your hand are doing.
    – quarague
    Commented Jun 15 at 9:40
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    @quarague wouldn't that be true of conversation with passengers in the car as well? Or even just listening to the radio?
    – Ryan_L
    Commented Jun 15 at 16:56
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    @Ryan_L: Not according to the research, e.g. apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/xap-14-4-392.pdf
    – Oddthinking
    Commented Jun 16 at 7:30
  • @quarague tldr passengers can pause the conversation when they see the road getting dangerous and you can tune out the radio at those moments, but you can't if it's a remote conversation. I wasn't implying it's safe to drive like that, but sometimes it's unavoidable and I was curious about the legal implications.
    – Eugene
    Commented Jun 16 at 17:55