Drivers talking on cell phones were 18 percent slower to react to brake lights, the new study found. In a minor bright note, they also kept a 12 percent greater following distance. But they also took 17 percent longer to regain the speed they lost when they braked. That frustrates everyone.
"Once drivers on cell phones hit the brakes, it takes them longer to get back into the normal flow of traffic," Strayer said. "The net result is they are impeding the overall flow of traffic."
In article <j94v01paqelkk00t6tnaievi97mribs5of@4ax.com>, Scott en AztlГЎn wrote:> "Once drivers on cell phones hit the brakes, it takes them longer to> get back into the normal flow of traffic," Strayer said. "The net> result is they are impeding the overall flow of traffic."
This reminds of a particularly rude LLB, whom when I got his attention just thought his behavior of blocking up the entire road because of his phone call was perfectly acceptable.
Drivers talking on cell phones were 18 percent slower to react to> brake lights, the new study found. In a minor bright note, they also> kept a 12 percent greater following distance. But they also took 17> percent longer to regain the speed they lost when they braked. That> frustrates everyone.>
It's insanity that these things are allowed in cars. Same with radios. I'm sick of these murderers endangering me and mine.
Drivers talking on cell phones were 18 percent slower to react to>> brake lights, the new study found. In a minor bright note, they also>> kept a 12 percent greater following distance. But they also took 17>> percent longer to regain the speed they lost when they braked. That>> frustrates everyone.>>
It's insanity that these things are allowed in cars. Same with radios.> I'm sick of these murderers endangering me and mine.
Then don't go anywhere.
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Usual Suspect 14 February 2005 05:18:26 [ permanent link ]
Brent P wrote:
In article <j94v01paqelkk00t6tnaievi97mribs5of@4ax.com>, Scott en AztlГЎn> wrote:>> "Once drivers on cell phones hit the brakes, it takes them longer to>> get back into the normal flow of traffic," Strayer said. "The net>> result is they are impeding the overall flow of traffic.">
This reminds of a particularly rude LLB, whom when I got his attention
When in doubt, use "who". At least you can say it was a colloquialism.
just thought his behavior of blocking up the entire road because of his> phone call was perfectly acceptable.
Laura Bush murdered her boy friend wrote:> TCS wrote:> > On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 09:43:28 -0800, Scott en AztlГЎn> <slothkills@NOyahooSPAM.com> wrote:> > >What should be call them? Sloth Yakkers?> >
Drivers talking on cell phones were 18 percent slower to react to>brake lights, the new study found. In a minor bright note, they also>kept a 12 percent greater following distance. But they also took 17>percent longer to regain the speed they lost when they braked. That>frustrates everyone.>
And bear in mind that the 17% longer figure is actually much larger when compared to drivers with a brain.
I was cruising down 101 yesterday and hit traffic - there was no apparent reason for the slowdown - traffic was backed up in the other direction too and it could have been a "sympathy" traffic jam, but whatever - it cleared up after a few minutes and I looked in my mirror and saw that suddenly there was a huge gap between me and the traffic behind me - like a quarter mile gap at least.
For some reason, some people will continue to do 30 in a 65 even though whatever was slowing them down before goes away.
"Once drivers on cell phones hit the brakes, it takes them longer to>get back into the normal flow of traffic," Strayer said. "The net>result is they are impeding the overall flow of traffic."
James C. Reeves 15 February 2005 06:22:51 [ permanent link ]
"John Harlow" <johnharlow@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1_ydnVOhi6OYh4zfRVn-3A@comcast.com...> Scott en Aztlбn wrote:>> What should be call them? Sloth Yakkers?>
Garth Almgren 15 February 2005 07:09:04 [ permanent link ]
Around 2/14/2005 6:20 PM, James C. Reeves wrote:
You don't think Judy is really Michael Moore, do you?
Nah; Judy reads more like Ann Coulter.
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