1. Cell Phones use in Vehicles - Are They a Safety Hazard?
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Cell Phones use in Vehicles - Are They a Safety Hazard?
Introduction
One of the most popular innovations in automotive travel in the past decade has nothing to do with the automobile itself, the people who drive them, or the roads over which they operate. Rather, it is the ability to carry on telephone conversations while driving.
What CB radios were to the ‘70s, cell phones were to the ‘80s and now the ‘90s. From early 1984, when the first complete systems became operational, the number of cellular phone users has grown to over 50 million in the US alone.
While cell phones are really elements of communication rather than transportation, their potential impact upon the latter is sizeable. The prospect of 50 million drivers having the opportunity to place, receive, or handle a telephone call while driving is not something easily ignored.

2. Do You Drink Alcohol and Drive ?
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Do You Drink Alcohol and Drive ?
Do You talk on a Phone While Driving?
What's the Connection? 2
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3. Both Activities Could Kill You
Or Kill Some Other Innocent Person 3
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Countless Studies have been done in the past decade and all have conclusively found that talking on a cell phone while driving increases the risk of an accident by as much as 4 times. The increased risk is compared to driving while impaired by alcohol. 4
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5. No matter what you call it, the issues are the same
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Cell Phones
Car Phones
Mobile Phones
Bat Phones
Shoe Phones
No matter what you call it, the issues are the same
There are times to have and need a phone and times when not to use them 5
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6. Positives of Cell Phones
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Call for help with disabled vehicle
Call for help when lost
Call for help when stuck 6
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7. Positives of Cell Phones
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Call to 911 to report an accident
Call to report aggressive drivers
Call to police when in danger
Call to report drunk drivers
Call if late for appointment 7
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8. Negatives of Cell Phones
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Negatives of Cell Phones
In-car distraction
Increased response time
Increased cases of non-response 8
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Hands Free Vs. Hand Held
Believe it or not, “It is not the dexterity required to use a cell phone that causes the increased risk of a crash, but the drivers ability to allocate attention” 9
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10. Hands Free Vs. Hand Held Put another way,
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Hands Free Vs. Hand Held
Put another way,
”It is not whether you have both hands on the wheel that matters, but rather whether you have all of your mind on the task at hand, that being Driving” 10
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11. Cell Phones Vs. Conversation with a Passenger
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Cell Phones Vs. Conversation with a Passenger
A passenger can also see the high risk situations developing and stop the conversation.
Conversations on cell phones tend to be more intense than face to face.
While talking on the phone your mind tends to wander to the setting at the other end of the phone line. 11
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What’s Coming in 2001
More and more countries have already instituted laws restricting the use of cell phones while driving ( e.g. Brazil, Israel, Switzerland, Malaysia, Singapore…)
Lawyers are preying on accident victims and using verifiable cell phone use to prove a condition of negligence.
New higher tech phones are adding many more features which will take the drivers mind even further away from driving.
In the US some states currently have laws regarding cell phone usage drafted but as of yet none are passed.
One of the reasons that law makers are hesitant to implement such laws is that it is very difficult for them to prove that a drivers inattention to the road and subsequent accident was directly attributable to phone use. 12
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13. An Age Old Issue
Age plays a major factor in the increased risk of using cell phones while driving.
While on the phone, drivers over 50 years are 2- 3 times more apt than younger drivers to not respond in time, if they respond at all, to dangerous situations. 13
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14. The Survey Says
81% of drivers believe that it is dangerous to use cell phones while driving.
61% of them admitted that they still do it.
30% of them admitted to talking on the phone frequently. 14
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15. Conclusions from the Studies
All forms of cell phone usage lead to significant increases in non-response to highway situations and increases in response times.
Complex intense conversations lead to the greatest increase in risk
Business calls tend to be more intense than social calls. 15
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16. Conclusions from the Studies
The distracting effect of cell phone usage among drivers over age 50 is two to three times as great as that of younger drivers
Prior experience with cell phones appears to bear no relation to the distracting effect of cell phone use. 16
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17. Schlumberger Cell Phone Standard
Schlumberger employees shall not initiate calls while driving irrespective of the type of phone.
If a phone call is received while driving, the employee shall identify the caller, and terminate the call immediately. If a return call is required the driver shall pull over at the first available safe rest stop and then return the call. 17
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18. Testimonial
Last year a Schlumberger driver was traveling in heavy traffic on a Louisiana highway when his phone rang. He asked one of his 4 passengers to answer it. Just seconds after the passenger answered, the truck in front stopped sharply. The SLB driver immediately noticed a vehicle approaching from the rear at a high rate of speed. The driver was able to brake suddenly and swerve onto the shoulder just before the following vehicle plowed into the back of the slowing truck. The other vehicle and driver were in bad shape after the collision.
If the SLB driver had taken the time to answer his phone he probably would not have recognized the sudden dangers and may have been seriously rear-ended, potentially injuring all four occupants 18
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19. Can you spot the real dummy!
Look Closely……….
Can you spot the real dummy! 19
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20. Questions Does your company have a cell phone policy?
If not, who will write one?
Independent of company policy what will you choose to do in your personal life?
Will you honestly lead by example, not just with your employees but more importantly with your loved ones? 20
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