Comments on: Episode 33: Killer Brace Position

By: Aven

Aven — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:23:17 +0000

BLW I was heading out the door yeaterdsy so only told you about my phone. My kids, two of the older boys, have Blackberries one has the Curve and one the Storm. Both love them but, I don’t pay for their services, the monthly cost is a lot in my mind. My Samsung T301G is a Tracfone and still gets all the service but no keyboard. I either have to hit keys multiple times or use iTap (or whatever they call it). It fits in my jeans’ pockets. You would probably need a good deal of cleavage to fit it there.

By: Mehmet

Mehmet — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:22:19 +0000

I’ve got an iPhone, had three Blackberry’s before that. Not much of a calgvaee person (um, because I don’t have one) but I frequently carry my phone in my jeans pocket. Both the iPhone and the Blackberry have been pretty durable in that respect. The iPhone seems to take pretty good pics although, since I always have a digital camera with me I don’t use my phone for that purpose too often. I never adapted to the touch keyboard on the iPhone so I liked the keyboard on the Blackberry better. The graphics on the iPhone are definitely superior, as is it’s Internet interface. The apps are great too. You can find one for almost everything.I used to be completely addicted to my phone. I never went anywhere without it and it was certainly always on. When I moved to VA, I moved to one of the last remaining pockets of no AT&T service and, seriously, no cell service at my house. I ended up getting a little flip phone, which I find so difficult to text on that I seldom do that at all anymore. Now it’s basically an emergency phone.When I move to Tennessee in April I’m going back to the iPhone but I think the addiction is broken! Good luck on your search!

By: MSpears

MSpears — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:05:10 +0000

So basically they shouldn’t have tested it at all is what you are saying. Because the test would not have been allowed at all if they actually WERE above the legal limit.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:52:12 +0000

Legally Kari and Adam can’t drive (even in a parking lot test course) if their BAC is above .08, in the test they drank until their BAC was as close to .08 as possible without going over.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:58:37 +0000

Actually,yes.I have seen a similar experiment with a hands free device and it seems that the brain cant do both tasks:driving and paying attention during the phone conversation.The experiment was made in the science show Brainiac:Science abuse from Brittain

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:58:27 +0000

like Marie i would also like to see a Hand Held vs Hands Free test.

that said ive noiced that every time ive seen someone driving (very) badly they always seem to be holding a cell phone to thier head. at least Drunks are trying to concentrate on thier driving.

i think we need to put aside the mandatory seat belt laws and be more concerned on baning talking on cell phones while driving (without a hands free system anyways) after all theres no ‘second hand’ effect for seatbelts.

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:42:25 +0000

On cellphone use, Mythbusters confirmed what I already know. My husband was killed by someone who was texting while driving. Since there is no law against it in my state, the texter did not even get a traffic ticket. I too would like to see Mythbusters look at hands-free vs. hand-held use of phones. I’d wager both are just as distracting.

By: wiscfan

wiscfan — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:57:13 +0000

I would like to see them test the difference between talking on a cell phone with and without blutooth to see how much the results were due to physical matters

By: Dragonfyre

Dragonfyre — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:25:29 +0000

For going over the legal limit, it’s illegal to drive at any blood-alcohol level above .08…so the police would have stopped them from driving had it been any higher.
I’m not old enough to drink yet, but I have seen the effects of alcohol on people. Depending on the person, a blood-alcohol level of .04 could be considered wasted, acting the same as a person with a level above the legal limit. It just varies.
As for the cellphones, not many people do complicated problems while talking. A normal conversation would be fine, but it is now considered to be illegal in some areas to use a cellphone while driving. Hands free devices are a step above, and is similar to talking to a person in the passenger seat…much safer. I’ve actually found that having a conversation helps me focus while driving…then again, that could possibly be just me. I once got a call on my cellphone, and I pulled off the road to answer it…it was deep in my pocket, and I would have caused an accident trying to reach it.
Anyway, everything here depends on the person…if they had tested a large sample of the populous, some people would have passed, while drunk and while talking on a phone.

By: Glendower

Glendower — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:15:34 +0000

MVG: Legal limits are compromises, not scientific facts. Drivers don’t go suddenly from unimpaired to impaired when they cross a magical threshold of .08 or .1 or whatever. In fact, I don’t remember which limit they were shooting for. Truckers have even lower legal limits than non-commercially licensed vehicles. Is there something about the metabolism of a trucker that makes him or her more susceptible to the effects of alcohol? No, it’s just that people compromised to a different point.
Or we could just say that they were testing for teen drivers (who are the most dangerous class) whose legal limit is 0.