Just go ahead and do it.
Seriously. You've seen it a million times. Some lady driving by, holding her phone four inches from her face while she tries in vain to maneuver her SUV through traffic. As if somehow having her call on speakerphone is actually helping anyone.
I blogged about a lady awhile back, who almost ran me over because she was paying too much attention to actually holding her handsfree headset's mic up in front of her mouth. I own the same phone and headset as she, and I know it's not necessary.
My best guess is, people are just inherently afraid of looking like they're talking to themselves. I mean, it's a stark contrast to the folks who don't take a shower without wearing a Bluetooth headset, but it's got to be true. I even get self-conscious when I have to use a voice-recognition phone system with my credit card company or ISP. But somehow I've come to grips with the fact that I look crazy when talking to myself and it just looks like I'm wearing iPod headphones.
But really. If you're in a car, and you actually want to drive safely while having a phone call, why wouldn't you find the time in your life to put 30 seconds thought into just how effective your actions may actually be in attaining that goal? Either that or just go ahead and hold the fucking phone up to your ear. Might as well.
I blogged about a lady awhile back, who almost ran me over because she was paying too much attention to actually holding her handsfree headset's mic up in front of her mouth. I own the same phone and headset as she, and I know it's not necessary.
My best guess is, people are just inherently afraid of looking like they're talking to themselves. I mean, it's a stark contrast to the folks who don't take a shower without wearing a Bluetooth headset, but it's got to be true. I even get self-conscious when I have to use a voice-recognition phone system with my credit card company or ISP. But somehow I've come to grips with the fact that I look crazy when talking to myself and it just looks like I'm wearing iPod headphones.
But really. If you're in a car, and you actually want to drive safely while having a phone call, why wouldn't you find the time in your life to put 30 seconds thought into just how effective your actions may actually be in attaining that goal? Either that or just go ahead and hold the fucking phone up to your ear. Might as well.