29-03-13, 03:57 PM
(28-03-13, 09:40 PM)simonm link Wrote: [quote author=taylor link=topic=6968.msg65997#msg65997 date=1364503119]
if you want to answer your phone when riding then do so, if you dont well dont, simplesPERSONAL CHOICE.
Well said. As long as it's hands free it's all good.
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No it's not!
There is plenty of research proving that the use of a hands free phone has a significant detrimental effect on driving standards, eg. this one by the American Psychological Association concludes that holding a conversation using a hands free mobile phone increases the chances of having an accident fourfold:
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