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@suzieseaside wrote:

And why is that more of a distraction than yakking to a passenger ? 

 

I see some drivers looking at their passengers instead of the road while talking, which is stupid but some people do it.  There is no need to look at a handset.

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I think it's something to do with where we go mentally - so when you chat to a passenger next to you, they are there in the physical - you are not having to think about them.

With handsfree you not only chat, part of your mind is moving into a place where you are imagining being with that person - it's difficult to control.

So more of your brain is concentrating on the convo and the person you cannot see but are imagining.

hope that makes sense.