28-03-13, 09:24 PM
(28-03-13, 02:43 PM)Streetbudgie link Wrote: When is it suitable to not give 100% concentration whilst operating something that could kill you or others?
When I'm in a situation where it's extremely unlikely that anything that could happen which could "kill me or others".
If I'm riding down a motorway which has light traffic on, there's nothing within 100 metres ahead of me, nowhere someone could pull out from, nobody in my blind spot and plenty of time to see anything that could be a hazard to me, then I don't see a need to give absolutely 100% concentration to my riding and would not feel worried about taking a phone call on my hands-free headset.
However if the situation changed to one where I *do* need to put my concentration into my riding, it would be "got to go, talk later, bye".