On 14 Jan 2007 at 16:14, DLylis@aol.com wrote:
> There is little difference between talking with occupants in the
> car and talking "hands free" on a cell phone.
But that little difference is huge. Someone in the car with you is
aware of your local environment, knows when you're negotiating a
tough situation, knows when to stop talking, can even point out a
potential danger, and understands and cooporates when you suspend the
conversation for some traffic-related reason. (If they just keep
talking because they're too oblivious to notice, you tend to tune
them out for a few moments.) By contrast, someone at the other end
of a phone connection may know that you are driving, but that's as
far as it goes. Similarly, when you're conversing with someone in
your car your awareness is there; when you're talking on the phone at
least part of your awareness is focused on that person.
--
Jim Muller
jimmuller@rcn.com
'80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+
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