Have you ever . . .?

Published: Sunday, Feb. 6 2005 12:00 a.m. MST

OK, 'fess up. How many times have you done these — both tech- and nontech-related distractions — while driving?

Eaten

Dealt with crying kids

Listened to the radio or fiddled with finding a good station, or tried to find the right CD track

Punched in codes for a navigation device

Glanced at a DVD playing to backseat passengers

Tried to put on/adjust sunglasses

Chatted with passengers

Checked out how a passenger's GameBoy play was going

Worn earphones to jam to iPod tunes

Tried to read a road map

Shaved

Jabbered on a cell phone

Smoked

Tried to fish out a CD from the car visor or CD container

Reached for stuff falling from the passenger seat or back seat

Tinkered with the heater or AC settings

Watched a DVD in another person's vehicle

Tried to shush a barking backseat dog

Jotted notes or spoken into a mini-recorder

Put on makeup or combed/brushed hair

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