This winter I’ve been thinking a lot about getting a hands-free phone for my car. It’s not like  I’m a real “road warrior”, but there are certainly times when I would be great to be able to quickly answer a team member’s question, or listen in on a conference call when I also have to be in the car, either at the end of the day or on the way to an appointment…

Oprah caused me to really focus on the issue, with an episode a few weeks ago on distracted driving. She’s issued a challenge to make all cars a hands-free zone; something a few states and many provinces in Canada have recently legislated. Oprah’s show claims that talking on a phone is equivalent to driving drunk. They had several tests to show how dialing and texting can cause distraction with devastating consequences. You can take the distracted driving quiz yourself here.

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