Hang Up and Drive

I followed a Land Rover down the Palmetto Expressway the other afternoon. It was going 55 mph in the left lane, its right turn signal on for miles yet giving no indication that it intended to actually move out of the lane, and when it finally dumped off the freeway onto the city street, it crossed several lanes of traffic to the left, the turn signal still steadily blinking for a right turn. I was able to get past it and see the driver and -- you guessed it -- he had a cellphone stuck in his ear.Perfect timing for this article from Salon.com:For years, psychologists who study driving and attention have argued that switching to "hands free" is not a real solution to the hazards caused by yacking on the mobile in the car. "The impairments aren't because your hands aren't on the wheel. It's because your mind isn't the road,"... [read full story]