Bluetooth car headsets cause more crashes than a normal phone

I recently went on a Road Safety Day designed to promote awareness of car crashes and speeding. One of the organisers presented us with an interesting fact. New research suggests that using a Bluetooth headset to make a phone call while driving is six times more likely to cause a crash than putting the phone to your ear. A likely reason is that people feel safe with a headset and therefore get really involved with the conversation until finally it gets to this: 'Gee Carol that's really great...oh, wait a sec that lorry just braked...oh Jesus Christ.' With a phone to your ear it's logical that the uneasiness causes you to put the phone down more quickly.