Cell Phone users Read! :)
Wednesday, January 29, 2003 by Weaksid | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I came across this and I thought I would post this. Just think how it will effect your skinning abilities too 
"Don't talk and design, may cause errors" Just like don't drink and date
New research from the University of Utah has revealed a potentially lethal "tunnel vision" that drivers get while talking on a cell phone.
Researchers found that drivers using cell phones, even hands-free devices, aren't processing peripheral vision well. The scientists studied twenty volunteers who used a driving simulator to experience all sorts of distractions, from cars suddenly swerving to a stoplight changing. In one test, a driver on a phone and one focused solely on the road were shown the same series of billboards. The driver not yakking remembered seeing 50 percent more billboards than the driver on the phone, the study found.
Associate professor David Strayer said this is "inattention blindness," an impairment that slows reaction time by 20 percent and made some drive-and-dial practitioners miss half the red lights they were suddenly presented with in some simulations.
"We found that when people are on the phone, the amount of information they are taking in is significantly reduced," he said of the study, the results of which will be published in the March edition of the American Psychology Association's Journal of Experimental Society: Applied. "People were missing things, like cars swerving in front or sudden lane changes. We had at least three rear-end collisions."
The study is among many investigations into the effects of driving and using a cell phone. Most have shown some impairment. New York is the only state with laws punishing those who drive while talking on a handheld cell phone. Thirty states, though, have legislation pending.
Another study from General Motors and Wayne State University is investigating how much emotion has to do with it. Researchers from GM and the university's medical school will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with virtual reality driving simulations for the first time.
The Utah study differed from others because it didn't study the distractions of dialing or holding a phone. Instead, it tried to focus solely on the distractions of having a conversation, Strayer said.
"Most people's knee-jerk reaction is that the cell phone is held, and there is clearly a distraction involved in that," he said.
"Don't talk and design, may cause errors" Just like don't drink and date
New research from the University of Utah has revealed a potentially lethal "tunnel vision" that drivers get while talking on a cell phone.
Researchers found that drivers using cell phones, even hands-free devices, aren't processing peripheral vision well. The scientists studied twenty volunteers who used a driving simulator to experience all sorts of distractions, from cars suddenly swerving to a stoplight changing. In one test, a driver on a phone and one focused solely on the road were shown the same series of billboards. The driver not yakking remembered seeing 50 percent more billboards than the driver on the phone, the study found.
Associate professor David Strayer said this is "inattention blindness," an impairment that slows reaction time by 20 percent and made some drive-and-dial practitioners miss half the red lights they were suddenly presented with in some simulations.
"We found that when people are on the phone, the amount of information they are taking in is significantly reduced," he said of the study, the results of which will be published in the March edition of the American Psychology Association's Journal of Experimental Society: Applied. "People were missing things, like cars swerving in front or sudden lane changes. We had at least three rear-end collisions."
The study is among many investigations into the effects of driving and using a cell phone. Most have shown some impairment. New York is the only state with laws punishing those who drive while talking on a handheld cell phone. Thirty states, though, have legislation pending.
Another study from General Motors and Wayne State University is investigating how much emotion has to do with it. Researchers from GM and the university's medical school will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with virtual reality driving simulations for the first time.
The Utah study differed from others because it didn't study the distractions of dialing or holding a phone. Instead, it tried to focus solely on the distractions of having a conversation, Strayer said.
"Most people's knee-jerk reaction is that the cell phone is held, and there is clearly a distraction involved in that," he said.
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Jafo
Reply #3 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 6:52 AM
Reply #3 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 6:52 AM
A guy by the name of Mark Webber was tested...and he failed too.
FYI...he's an F1 driver...
FYI...he's an F1 driver...
Weaksid
Reply #4 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 7:04 AM
Reply #4 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 7:04 AM
So, how many of us in here talk on the phone while driving? How about skinning?
queezendorf
Reply #5 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 7:39 AM
Reply #5 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 7:39 AM
i never use my phone -WHILE- I'm driving. and its very very very very very irritating driving around people that are on their phone... seems like its happening more and more, and they aren't paying attention =/
Koasati
Reply #6 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 8:01 AM
Reply #6 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 8:01 AM
I'll admit that I sometimes answer calls while driving, but often I pull over to the side of the road while doing so. I don't need these test to tell me I'm paying to much attention to the conversation. 
btw.... Weaksid, you have an explanation on the wall "aiua", waiting for you.
btw.... Weaksid, you have an explanation on the wall "aiua", waiting for you.
Shakey (the Original)
Reply #7 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 8:03 AM
Reply #7 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 8:03 AM
I never talk on a cell phone while driving, because I don't have a cell phone. People ask "well, what if we need to get a hold of you?" and I tell them "Leave a message on my machine at home and I'll get in touch when I get it!". I, personally, would support a full ban of cell phones in vehicles unless it is an emergency situation and only then if you are pulled of on the side of the road.
KarmaGirl
Reply #8 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:27 AM
Reply #8 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:27 AM
I have a cell phone, but don't talk while driving.
I think that the hands free is much better, but any distraction is bad. Be it cell phone, eating, turning around to look at your kid, messing with the radio....they are all distractions from what you should be doing- driving.
I am on the road a lot. (55 mile commute each way to work) and I see a lot of stupid things. There are very few times that a person using a phone (and I am talking about handheld, because it's harder to tell if they are using hands free or just talking to themselves) seems to really be paying attention to what they are doing. They might not be getting into accidents, but I am pretty sure that they cause a lot of them.
Just the other day I almost got hit by somebody on a cell phone. They went zipping up the right lane, and when they realized that the car in front of them was going slow, they pulled into the left lane. Problem was- I was there. They didn't see me because their phone was in the way and they weren't paying attention to anything. They also could not use a turn signal because they had a cell phone in their hand.
Yep, I don't like people driving and talking on cell phones. All distractions are bad. And what is worse- I don't think that they even *know* about the things that they do. They just drive, and the people who are paying attention have to avoid them.
I think that the hands free is much better, but any distraction is bad. Be it cell phone, eating, turning around to look at your kid, messing with the radio....they are all distractions from what you should be doing- driving.
I am on the road a lot. (55 mile commute each way to work) and I see a lot of stupid things. There are very few times that a person using a phone (and I am talking about handheld, because it's harder to tell if they are using hands free or just talking to themselves) seems to really be paying attention to what they are doing. They might not be getting into accidents, but I am pretty sure that they cause a lot of them.
Just the other day I almost got hit by somebody on a cell phone. They went zipping up the right lane, and when they realized that the car in front of them was going slow, they pulled into the left lane. Problem was- I was there. They didn't see me because their phone was in the way and they weren't paying attention to anything. They also could not use a turn signal because they had a cell phone in their hand.
Yep, I don't like people driving and talking on cell phones. All distractions are bad. And what is worse- I don't think that they even *know* about the things that they do. They just drive, and the people who are paying attention have to avoid them.
BabyPooh
Reply #9 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:39 AM
Reply #9 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:39 AM
I have a cell phone that I carry with me in case of emergencies. I never talk on my cell while driving. It irritates me sooo bad to see people talking and driving. I even have a bumper sticker that says "Hang up and drive." A woman almost hit me the other day cuase she was talkin on her cell phone. Very irritating! >
phreak_of_nature
Reply #10 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:52 AM
Reply #10 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:52 AM
I rarely use my cell, either while driving or sitting on my couch.
I HATE PHONES!
They are a huge intrusion into my life.
But, if my cell rings while driving, I generally wait until I get to my destination to return the call.
I HATE PHONES!
They are a huge intrusion into my life.
But, if my cell rings while driving, I generally wait until I get to my destination to return the call.
HuronJoe
Reply #11 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 11:05 AM
Reply #11 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 11:05 AM
I have a answering machine conected to my cell phone and when I am driving it says: "Sorry I'm in right now and can't answer right now but the next time I am out, I will call you back." My home phone says the reverse.
Weaksid
Reply #12 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 11:56 AM
Reply #12 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 11:56 AM
I don't like phones too much myself. I think it's better seeing the person in front of you when you talk. Usually when I'm on the phone, I forget what I was talking about then go blank.
But I have a cell phone for emergencies or if I have to get ahold of somebody while I"m out. I haven't had a emergency so you can guess what I use it for. O', since I don't have a phone in my room. I use that as my home phone also.
But I have a cell phone for emergencies or if I have to get ahold of somebody while I"m out. I haven't had a emergency so you can guess what I use it for. O', since I don't have a phone in my room. I use that as my home phone also.
Frogboy
Reply #13 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:50 PM
Reply #13 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:50 PM
They key is a good bristle brush. When I get home after talking on a cell phone I just scrub the bits of bone and brain off the grill of the car. Works out fine.
Weaksid
Reply #16 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:01 PM
, sounds like the joke that they did on Jackass.. I think MTV plays them.
Reply #16 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:01 PM
, sounds like the joke that they did on Jackass.. I think MTV plays them.
kthxbye
Reply #17 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:15 PM
Reply #17 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:15 PM
A good high pressure water sprayer works nearly as good as Frogboy's bristle brush too - but you get the added enjoyment of being able to shoot it at your neighbours as they go by.
Weaksid
Reply #19 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:37 PM
Reply #19 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:37 PM
Yea, and with those games.
I've seen people reading books, putting on make-up, and checking theirself in the mirror. Not to point fingers.. But they were all females.
I've seen people reading books, putting on make-up, and checking theirself in the mirror. Not to point fingers.. But they were all females.
werewolf
Reply #20 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:40 PM
Reply #20 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:40 PM
BabyPooh: Another Texan!! There's a bunch of us lurking around in here
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Reply #1 Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:42 AM