New law in New York.

I'm glad to hear about this law and I hope they enforce it.

If I get a phone call in the car, I either ignore it or pull over; even in a rural area with little traffic.

aeronca65t wrote: I'm glad to hear about this law and I hope they enforce it. If I get a phone call in the car, I either ignore it or pull over; even in a rural area with little traffic.

I put in my bluetooth and talk. No different than having a passenger in the car and talking to them.

Much ado about nothing if you have a bluetooth set. If you're holding your phone to your head you're distracted.

When I don't have my headset I don't take the call, unless it's the wife. Then I put it on speaker.

Well, there's a lot of data, from a number of different sources, that indicates that there is little to no difference between talking on a hands free or holding the phone to your ear. Talking to a passenger has been found to be more safer than either of these two, for various reasons. Respectfully, One who won't talk and hold a phone should not by reason talk on a bluetooth either.

I'm not currently arguing one side or another, and I certainly don't go out of my way to talk and drive regardless of the method i use, but I am absolutely saying to beware of simply deciding on one final conclusion and saying that's that.

Below, some data referring to what I'm saying. Make sure you read the one at the bottom, it makes some very good responses to some of the research that is commonly used in support of cell phone bans.

http://www.newsdial.com/technology/communication/cell-phone-statistics.html

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10444717-266.html

http://lhsc.lsu.edu/reports/SpecializedReports/2009_Cell_Phone_Use_While_Driving.pdf