Now , as much as I love my cellular phone and the ability it gives me to keep in touch with my friends and business collegues , the one thing I hate more than just about anything is idiot drivers on thier mobile phones while they drive .
It doesnt seem to matter if the person is using the mobile phone to their ear or on handfree , its the conversation that retards the driver instantly ,
Anyway the article goes on to say that basically 18-25 year olds reaction time to red lights etc slowed to that of a 65 -75 year olds who were no using a mobile phone .
" The study found that when 18- to 25-year-olds were placed in a driving simulator and talked on a cellular phone, they reacted to brake lights from a car in front of them as slowly as 65- to 74-year-olds who were not using a cell phone. "
Read more here .. interesting facts about the effects of mobile phones on drivers
http://technocrat.net/article.pl?sid=05/02/03/2311209&mode=nocomment