As you know, the use of cell phones while driving is dangerous. Thus it is prohibited by most companies for its employees. However, most people (including myself until I did this research) think that as long as they use an earpiece or other hands free device they are safe. Not true.

In fact studies have shown no benefit whatsoever to hands free devices because rarely does the actual holding of the phone up to one's ear cause the accident. Usually what distracts the driver enough to crash is dialing, talking, answering and/or trying to find the phone,

The biggest culprit of all however is that most of us are just over estimating the limitations of our attention especially if the conversation is very important or argumentative. The same studies found that heated conversations have a frequency of accidents as high as a driver with a .15% blood alcohol level which is more than enough to get you thrown in the slammer in all 50 states!

To be continued...