TALKING AT THE WHEEL
Individuals vary so widely that no hard-and-fast rule can be laid down about talking while driving. h>ew drivers must find out fox* themselx es whether they can talk without cither taking their eyes or their minds off their job. Some people cannot talk without using their hands; some must look at the person they are addressing. For these, talking while driving must be forbidden entirely, and they should warn strange passengers not to speak to them directly. It is a good rule for passengers never to address the driver directly, at any rate in traffic, unless, of course, he or she invites it. ~ People with “ ambidextrous brains can listen to and take part in a conversation without relaxing their concentration on the road and the car. for them talking may even help to keep them alert, especially on a long journey. For others it may be extremely dangerous. , . . , The driver’s first _ duty is Ins job ; politeness or sociability must not be allowed to interfere.
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Evening Star, Issue 21905, 17 December 1934, Page 17
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168TALKING AT THE WHEEL Evening Star, Issue 21905, 17 December 1934, Page 17
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