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Using Hand-free Devices While Driving Is Still Dangerous

Highway safety advocates warn people that if you’re driving and talking on a cell phone, you could cause an accident. Also, that accident can occur even if you're using a hands-free device.

It's not the act of holding a phone that's the distraction; it's not paying attention to what you're doing in the car that distracts you.

Despite having both hands on the wheel, when you're talking on a headset, you're thinking about your conversation -- and that could take you mind off of what's ahead on the road. And if you're not thinking about what's ahead on the road, you're not driving safely.

AAA says it's OK to use a cell phone at a stop light to ask for directions or to tell someone you're running late, but Clarence Ditlow of the Center for Auto Safety says drivers need to be even more restrictive.

posted by Mike @ 8:30 AM