Is it safe to drive while on your hands-free phone?

DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION Text Offender YIELD by Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Chan MANY DEVICES WE USE TODAY COMPETE FOR OUR ATTENTION. CELL PHONES ARE PARTICULARLY CONTROVERSIAL. Network Overload! THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC DEATHS LINKED TO CELL PHONE USE HAS RISEN RAPIDLY IN RECENT YEARS. COULD IT BE AS SIMPLE AS USING ONE HAND FOR A TASK REQUIRING TWO? STUDIES HAVE SHOWN IT'S ACTUALLY THE WORKLOAD ON THE BRAIN, AND NOT THE USE OF HANDS, THAT MAY CAUSE THE INCREASED RISK. IMAGING STUDIES SHOW THAT DURING CELL PHONE CONVERSATIONS ACTIVITY IN YOUR PARIETAL LOBE DECREASES, WHETHER YOURE HOLDING A PHONE OR NOT. PARIETAL LOBE RIGHT TURN NO SIGNAL BLAH BLAH TALKING TO A PASSENGER MAY NOT BE AS BAD BECAUSE A PASSENGER WILL STOP TALKING WHEN THERE'S TROUBLE AHEAD. THIS AREA IS INVOLVED IN COMPLEX SPATIAL PROCESSING NEEDED DURING DRIVING. IN FACT, REACTION TIMES DURING CELL PHONE USE HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE WORSE THAN DRIVING DRUNK! The NO Network text text NO no handheld no texting SENOH TE THUS, MANY STATES HAVE BANNED THE USE OF HAND- HELD PHONES WHILE DRIVING.. ...THOUGH THE LAWS MAY BE HARD TO ENFORCE. STOP CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?