Originally Posted by
Ole Anderson
Am I the only one that on more than one occasion all of a sudden realized, that my driving has been on cruise control for at least a minute at a time? Then I realize I had been so distracted with my own thoughts of solving a problem I don't remember getting from point A to point B. Distracted only by my own thoughts. But like breathing while you sleep, years of driving keeps you in your lane, spaces you from cars around you and unconsciously obeys traffic lights. All the time with your eyes on the road, unlike looking at your phone to call up a phone number or to read or compose a text. And answering a hands free phone, or even saying "call wife" isn't anywhere as distracting as picking up your phone and making or receiving a call, I don't care that others say differently. My in car phone use is at most a couple of times a week, and it is now hands free thanks to auto manufacturer use of Bluetooth.
I am not defending texting while driving, but different people have varying abilities to multi-task and experience driving plays a huge difference. Remember how you had to concentrate without distraction to just stay in a lane when you first started driving and now you don't? So combine kids having little driving experience with their propensity to overuse their phone and you have a recipe for double trouble.