In all fairness, even talking to someone next to you can be distracting. I try not to talk too much in "tricky" situations with pedestrians & other cars. But a few weeks ago I ran a stop sign while answering a question. My brain turned inward, and driving went on autopilot. I even knew the sign was there.
Banning hand-held devices can help, but if people would just act sensibly there would be no reason to legislate this sort of thing. One woman mentioned folding clothes while driving on the freeway, and couldn't understand how she got in an accident or why the police officer scolded her.
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If men had wings and bore black feathers, few of them would be clever enough to be crows.
- Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, mid-1800s
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