Talking Under the Influence
... I like to think that I am a courteous driver, even when I am talking on the cell phone. ... The last person to hear Bethaney alive was one of her best friends, Jessica Poor, who was talking with her via cell-phone up until the accident. "She was on a cell phone, talking to a friend," stated Lt. ... Currently, there is a bill awaiting approval in the state legislature that would ban the use of cell phones by junior operators under the age of 18 and require all motorists to use a hands-free device while driving (Crash Connected to Phone). ... We will later revisit this experiment under the heading “Inattention Blindness. ... Case and point: A few weeks ago as I was leaving UVSC and traveling east on University Parkway in Orem, I noticed a blonde female in a compact vehicle behind me talking on her cell phone. ... When I was a pest control technician, I was often found talking in engaging conversations with the office secretary in relation to customers I was about to service. ... The myth of these drivers supposedly “talking to themselves” was unfolded, and I realized why they drifted into other lanes.