| A recent study done in Australia shows that | | | | concentration and any kind of distraction can lead |
| chatting on your cell phone makes you four times | | | | to serious consequences. The main problem with |
| more vulnerable to a serious car crash than | | | | cell phones when you are holding them or talking |
| someone who does not use a cell phone while | | | | on a speaker is your mind is concentrating on the |
| driving. It also indicates that it doesn't matter | | | | call and not as much on the road. Talking and |
| whether you are holding the cell phone or talking | | | | driving also slows down a driver's reaction time, |
| with a hands-free device. You've dialed the wrong | | | | making a quick response to a hazard on the road |
| number if you think that it's safe to drive. The | | | | less likely to avoid. For example, if a car suddenly |
| study also showed that it didn't matter whether | | | | slows down in front of you, and you are on a cell |
| you were male or female or how old you were - | | | | phone - you may be less likely to see what's |
| the risks all appeared to be the same. The study | | | | happening until it's too late.Senator Joe Simitian is |
| showed that if you're driving and using a cell | | | | trying to pass a law in California that prohibits |
| phone, you're at risk and so are any passengers | | | | drivers from talking on a cell phone without a |
| in your automobile.Driving takes total | | | | hands-free device. |