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Originally Posted by Miami_Son
The more the phone can do, the more drivers will try to do with it. In just the past 5 years I have seen a tremendous increase in the danger of riding my motorcycle because of distracted drivers. Between the usual things like women applying makeup, drivers eating while driving, unruly kids and generally bad drivers, there is now the distractions of cell phones, texting, NAV systems, and laptop computers. I have gone from 1-2 near misses a week to 1-2 near misses every time I ride, which is every day. Hands-free is a misnomer because most people still handle the phone in the car. Whether for texting, connecting their headset cord, turning on their BT device or dialing a number, they are still touching the phone and driving distracted. Maybe driving in L.A. exposes me to some of the worst offenders on some of the busiest freeways in America, but the danger is universal.
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While I understand what you mean as I ride as well, My 08 Focus has Sync in it, and I don't touch my phone at all when I am in my car. When I turn the car on, the BT automatically Syncs. After that, all I have to do is push a button on the steering wheel and say "call [insert person here]. From that point the call is made, when I am done talking, I can push the button again and the phone hangs up. Who knows maybe I am the exception to the rule, but I think Sync does a lot for making the roads safer.