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IF YOU UTILIZE HANDS-FREE
TECHNOLOGY WHILE YOU DRIVE,
STATE POLICE HAVE A MESSAGE FOR
YOU.
THEY'RE LAUNCHING A NEW PUBLIC
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ABOUT THE USE
OF PERSONAL HEADPHONES OR 'EAR
BUDS' WHILE DRIVING. HANDS-FREE
TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS DRIVERS TO
KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL,
BUT USING BOTH PIECES OF A
HEADSET TAKES AWAY A VITAL SENSE
DRIVERS NEED.
IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE WANT TO BE
PLUGGED IN ALL THE TIME. BUT IT
DOES SEEM LIKE AN OBVIOUS RULE
THAT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO TELL
SOMEBODY THAT THEY SHOULDN'T
HAVE BOTH EARS ENGAGED WHILE
THEY'RE DRIVING.
DRIVERS WHO HAVE BOTH EARS
BLOCKED RISK MISSING THE SOUNDS
OF EMERGENCY SIRENS OR SIGNAL