> "Mike P" privacy.net> wrote in message
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>> Doug wrote:

>>> Frightful! Why can't something be done about all these potential
>>> killers?

>>
>> It is fuckwit, that's why it's illegal
>>

>>> "Texting while driving impairs motorists more than being under the
>>> influence of drink or drugs, research suggests.

>>
>> Well, up to a point. This appears to have only tested people who have had
>> up to the legal limit. I would be interested how it compares to someone
>> who's had 6 pints

>
> Why? What would that prove?

>>> The RAC Foundation found average reaction times slowed by 35%% when 17
>>> to 24-year-olds drove in a simulator while writing or reading texts.

>>
>> They should put them in a real car, on a private track to get a better
>> comparison.

>
> Again, why? It's pretty obvious that texting while driving is going to
> distract you very significantly, and make you a real danger under any
> conditions.