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      Calling with a hands free device isn’t any safer. The danger isn’t holding something in your hand. It’s having a conversation with someone who isn’t there

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          Someone in the car reacts to what the driver is doing. Pausing the conversation when making a turn and that kind of thing

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          It’s generally just a bad idea to distract yourself while operating a two tonne machine that can go 120 km/h. Studies have shown that talking while driving at all significantly reduces your situational awareness and reaction speed.

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        Then try steering the wheel and changing gears at the same time, with just one hand. Let me know how that goes