This one blows my mind!

[LKTraz]

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I talk on the phone quite a bit while driving the truck but almost never in the personal vehicle. No matter where it is I use my bluetooth. Hell, if I use my cell from the house I have that little fucker stuck in my ear!

Mostly I'm helping one or another of our other drivers find some place, get directions (almost the same thing), figure out log book problems or some other job related thing. Some times it's simply to help each other no be so bored we get drowsy on a long trip.

I can't imagine what the hell some people must be talking about that's so damned important that they will keep one hand off the wheel for. Secondly, most people tend to focus on the conversation rather than their driving making the practice even more hazardous.

So what makes truck drivers any different? We are trained to be hyper aware of our driving environment regardless of what is going on. On average a commercial driver makes in the neighborhood of 1,000 decisions an hour! Many of these are subconscious but occurring none the less.

I am fully in favor of the many of the distracted driving statutes that some states are adopting.