Do You Use Your Cell During Your Commute?

January 8, 2008

If you're like me and use your commute time to keep in touch with friends and family members you may want to rethink your habit.

According to a recent article in The Los Angeles Times researchers from the University of Utah have determined that drivers that talk while on the road drive "more hesitantly than undistracted drivers and, as a result, are increasing everyone's average drive time by five to 10 percent."

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36 Comments

MsMO 5 years

I don't. I wait until I get where I'm going and call them back. I've had too many close calls with people on their cell phones. If my girls are in the car with me I have them answer it for me. I love that on a military post it is banned unless you have a hands free device. I wish the rest of the world would follow the example.

lilwildone1202 5 years

katies i SO totally agree- there will be times peopel are going 55 in the left lane and when i finally can past them ill say to myself "ill bet a million dollars you are on your cell phone..."- well lets put it this way-if i was actually MAKING a bet i probably wouldn't need to be working for a while.. and i voted occasionally. i dont LIKE to do it but if its my boyfriend venting...etc. but where i live i'm usually sitting in traffic so i more text in traffic than drive and talk

lilwildone1202 5 years

katies i SO totally agree- there will be times peopel are going 55 in the left lane and when i finally can past them ill say to myself "ill bet a million dollars you are on your cell phone..."- well lets put it this way-if i was actually MAKING a bet i probably wouldn't need to be working for a while..and i voted occasionally. i dont LIKE to do it but if its my boyfriend venting...etc. but where i live i'm usually sitting in traffic so i more text in traffic than drive and talk

tdamji 5 years

still don't have one

tdamji 5 years

still don't have one

ktownpolarbear 5 years

it's such a bad habit, that i can't help it. usually i'm in the car from anywhere from half and hour to two hours so i try to make the best use of my time. i usually end up using the speakerphone or ear bud/mouthpiece sets instead of those bluetooth things. i used to have one but people could never understand what i was saying.

ilanac13 5 years

i used to take the bus to work and i would never use my cell phone because it's just rude to have so many people on a bus and force them to ilsten to a call. i HATE when other people use theirs. now when i'm commuting from in the city - i can't use my cell on the subway - but in a cab - maybe the occassional call

chakra_healer 5 years

I live in NYC, no driving and no signal on the trains, though I can walk and talk on the cell like a champ! ;) When I lived in elsewhere, I used the speaker or earphone if I had to make a call. Otherwise, I would cherish my alone time in the car.

chakra_healer 5 years

I live in NYC, no driving and no signal on the trains, though I can walk and talk on the cell like a champ! ;)When I lived in elsewhere, I used the speaker or earphone if I had to make a call. Otherwise, I would cherish my alone time in the car.

longhorn_sugar 5 years

i use my hands-free safe and it's a lot safer

kitkatherine 5 years

i hate doing it. but every now and then i have to.

aimeeb 5 years

I do!

aimeeb 5 years

I do!

k8 rckstr 5 years

I never talk on the phone while driving...ever. Everyone I know knows this about me, so if they call while I'm driving I'll pick up the phone and say "driving!" then hang up and call them back when I'm at my destination. I've heard of too many accidents as a result of people talking on their cell phones. Its just not worth risking my life or the lives of other people on the road, in my opinion.

MissMeow 5 years

If I had a good headset, I might talk on the phone while I was driving, especially since I have a longish commute. But until I can afford a good one, I don't talk on my phone while driving. If its an emergency and I have to make a call, I always pull over.

heineken67 5 years

I do, but my commute is equal parts walking and train ride. No driving involved.

katies104 5 years

If a driver in front of me is irritating me on the road when I pass them I look and surprise! They almost always are talking on a cell phone. Although people don't realize it, it makes you drive like an idiot. That's why I don't do it.

MandyJoBo 5 years

This shouldn't be news to anyone. People tried for a long time to justify it by saying they use a headset and don't hold it, but it's just common sense. Or at least I wish it were.

bunnystack 5 years

With what car?I live in a city--I commute via the subway.Even if I did have a car, I would never. I find it extremely stupid to use a phone while driving and it drives me nuts when my mom does it, because she makes stupid mistakes (thinks of her running the light on multiple instances).

bunnystack 5 years

With what car? I live in a city--I commute via the subway. Even if I did have a car, I would never. I find it extremely stupid to use a phone while driving and it drives me nuts when my mom does it, because she makes stupid mistakes (thinks of her running the light on multiple instances).

colormesticky 5 years

I do, but I'm trying to get into the habit of using my stupid Bluetooth earpiece.

jav0607 5 years

I am hopelessly addicted to my cell phone on my way home from work. There are times I feel like it is my only free time to talk to my grandma or other distant relatives...

julieulie 5 years

I use my phone all the time on my "commute." But my commute is a 25 minute walk from my condo to work, so I am 99% positive I am not endangering anyone while I walk home and talk on the phone. I work long (long!) hours and if I'm not leaving until 9pm and walking home in the cold and the dark, it's nice to have someone on the other end of the phone to keep me company. :)