Banir totalmente o uso de telemóvel e acessórios enquanto se conduz, é uma recomendação do National Safety Council (USA) para os legisladores americanos, a nível nacional (USA).
Segundo eles, o uso de acessórios 'hands-free', causa tanta distracção, como o próprio uso do telemóvel em si.
Segundo a NSC, o uso de auriculares 'bluetooth' (ou outros), fazem mais mal do que bem, pois actuam como placebos; dando aos condutores uma falsa sensação de segurança, e fazendo inclusivé que as pessoas telefonem mais do que o fariam se tivessem o telefone na mão.
No texto referem tambem...e falar com a pessoa que vai ao lado? e até aqui existe uma explicação...
O que acham disto? telemóveis ao volante?
"National Safety Council Calls For Complete Ban on Cell Phones
In a report released last week, the National Safety Council is recommending that top U.S. legislators pass a nationwide law to ban the use of any and all cell phones and accessories while driving.
According to the New York Times, the council mostly based its report on a 2003 study by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, in addition to an eye-opening study from the University of Utah. The latter suggests that hands-free gadgets cause as much of a distraction for drivers as using a cell phone with your hands for calls or texting.
The NSC is emphasizing findings that suggest hands-free laws and Bluetooth devices do more harm than good, serving as a psychological placebo for drivers. They say Bluetooth devices lull drivers into a false sense of security and actually make people call more than if they were just calling one-handed.
When confronted over the possibility that talking with a passenger might offer the same challenge as talking over a Bluetooth device, an NSC rep mentioned that a passenger's awareness was more likely to help out a driver by censuring himself during a dangerous course than a remote speaker.
The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration is backing up the report and will likely use it to pressure local governments into creating tougher laws over the next year. Currently, laws that govern transportation in this country are determined by individual states.
The National Safety Council is a 96 year-old non-profit that works on behalf of more than 55,000 companies in the U.S. and focuses on issues such as traffic and workplace safety and emergency preparedness. It is also a part of the World Health Organization's Safe Communities program.
If you're a huge talking and driving multi-tasker and think there's no way a single non-profit will take your Bluetooth-enabled earpiece from your cold dead ear, think again. The NSC was one of the driving organizations behind the spread of tough (and mostly successful) laws against drinking and driving.
The growth of cell phone usage over the last decade has led to more and more people using them on the road. The NIH has said that over 2,600 deaths are caused each year due to calling and driving, as well as 636,000 crashes, costing over $43 billion yearly. In the last year, many states passed laws banning the use of cell phones without hands-free devices, including California.
I'd like to put this one out to the readers: Do you feel more in control of a car if you're completely silent, or does a Bluetooth device make no difference in your driving habits? '
Texto completo em: http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/0...al-safety.html
Segundo eles, o uso de acessórios 'hands-free', causa tanta distracção, como o próprio uso do telemóvel em si.
Segundo a NSC, o uso de auriculares 'bluetooth' (ou outros), fazem mais mal do que bem, pois actuam como placebos; dando aos condutores uma falsa sensação de segurança, e fazendo inclusivé que as pessoas telefonem mais do que o fariam se tivessem o telefone na mão.
No texto referem tambem...e falar com a pessoa que vai ao lado? e até aqui existe uma explicação...
O que acham disto? telemóveis ao volante?
"National Safety Council Calls For Complete Ban on Cell Phones
In a report released last week, the National Safety Council is recommending that top U.S. legislators pass a nationwide law to ban the use of any and all cell phones and accessories while driving.
According to the New York Times, the council mostly based its report on a 2003 study by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, in addition to an eye-opening study from the University of Utah. The latter suggests that hands-free gadgets cause as much of a distraction for drivers as using a cell phone with your hands for calls or texting.
The NSC is emphasizing findings that suggest hands-free laws and Bluetooth devices do more harm than good, serving as a psychological placebo for drivers. They say Bluetooth devices lull drivers into a false sense of security and actually make people call more than if they were just calling one-handed.
When confronted over the possibility that talking with a passenger might offer the same challenge as talking over a Bluetooth device, an NSC rep mentioned that a passenger's awareness was more likely to help out a driver by censuring himself during a dangerous course than a remote speaker.
The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration is backing up the report and will likely use it to pressure local governments into creating tougher laws over the next year. Currently, laws that govern transportation in this country are determined by individual states.
The National Safety Council is a 96 year-old non-profit that works on behalf of more than 55,000 companies in the U.S. and focuses on issues such as traffic and workplace safety and emergency preparedness. It is also a part of the World Health Organization's Safe Communities program.
If you're a huge talking and driving multi-tasker and think there's no way a single non-profit will take your Bluetooth-enabled earpiece from your cold dead ear, think again. The NSC was one of the driving organizations behind the spread of tough (and mostly successful) laws against drinking and driving.
The growth of cell phone usage over the last decade has led to more and more people using them on the road. The NIH has said that over 2,600 deaths are caused each year due to calling and driving, as well as 636,000 crashes, costing over $43 billion yearly. In the last year, many states passed laws banning the use of cell phones without hands-free devices, including California.
I'd like to put this one out to the readers: Do you feel more in control of a car if you're completely silent, or does a Bluetooth device make no difference in your driving habits? '
Texto completo em: http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/0...al-safety.html
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