4/27    There are plenty of companies making "hands-free" car cellphone
        adapters.  Are there any that have voice-activation as well ? As
        in, just press a button, say "Dial XXX-YYYY" and then talk ?
        -eric
        \_ I have a Samsung that will record your voice, but it doesn't really
           do voice recognition.  It just compares a name you say to all
           of the recordings (max 20) in its memory.  -- mikeym
        \_ even hands free using a cell phone in a car is bad.  You still
           aren't paying attention ot the road.  And yes it is different than
           holding a conversation with a passenger.
          \_ bull sh*t - KnightRider
           \_ I agree.  It's very distracting to use a cell-phone
              and drive.  I park somewhere when I need to talk
              on the phone.  -- mikeym
           \_ depends very much on the driver.  one friend can hardly
              chew gum and steer, while another can do a slalom while
              shooting pop-up targets on the sidewalk and sequencing
              the spark-plug firing on a toggle-board on his dash.
              \_ I don't think that's the point.  Even a very good driver
                 still drives worse when talking on a cell-phone.  It's
                 normally not a big deal, but if you have to make a split-
                 second decision to avoid an accident, it might slow you
                 down just enough that you can't avoid it.  -- mikeym
                        \_ Yup. That's why there's a law in France that
                                bans the use of cellphones while driving.
                 \_ I can't wait until the stupid cell phone using bastards
                    start getting tickets for that stupid shit.  Pull over.
                    Nothing on your phone could be that important.  Cell
                    phone users have similar accident rates to DUI's.
                \_ OBGetaFuckingClue.  DUIs kill 18,000 per year.
                 \_ your risk analysis is flawed. there are all sorts of
                    things that inhibit driving ability, and there is
                    more variance in the licensed driver population than
                    caused by the phone. stupid/unwise people should
                    stop being allowed to drive.  i drive better w/ my
                    phone earbud than many do while doped up on their
                    cold medicine and/or antihistamines, for example.
        \_ Actually, I've used a fully handsfree cellphone in a car with
        voice recognition and find it's just like talking to a passenger,
        since you only talk, don't need to look away from the road and
        just have a conversation like that.  So I assume this product does
        not exist ... -eric
        \_ actually it isn't the same thing.  1) when talking to a passenger
           the passenger in the car is aware of the sitation around the
           vehicle.  They naturally stop talking when things look like
           they might get hairy.  2) People tend to pay less attention to
           the road when talking over a phone than when talking in person.
           Hands free operation has nothing to do with it.
                \_ When I am talking hands-free (never use the handset...)
                   and driving at the same time, sometimes I just say
                   "shut up i gotta drive" or some equivalent shorter
                   thing and let the person on the other end of the line
                   stew for a while. I don't think it's just like talking
                   with a passenger, but I try not to let passengers OR cell
                   phone conversants intrude on my conversation when I am
                   trying to drive.  -brg