Hands Free Cellphone Use While Driving Won't Make Roads Safer, Studies Show. Why? Brain Overload

By Melissa Healy
Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-cells30-2008jun30,0,3192911.story

This story is about the new California law taking effect that bans the use of handheld cellphones.
Healy's lead is extremely effective. She talks about the use of cellphones in pop culture and how prevailent they are in society today. This really caught my attention because it's true though I have never really though about it.
Healy only briefly goes over the new law then proceeds, for the rest of the article, to talk about various studies that have looked at distractions while driving.
Her article is well-researched, and she gives many examples of studies that have found that talking to someone else while driving is very distracting, even if the driver has his hands free.
I found this article to be very informative and scary as I have been guilty of talking on my cell phone while driving many times.
I believe her article was especially effective because we have all read articles on the study that says talking and driving are dangerous. But Healy has found many studies to back this point up, some that even claim talking and driving is worse than drunk driving!