Researchers at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk enlisted 21 teens between the ages of 16 and 18 to take part in a series of simulated driving experiments.- http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20090505/teens-all-thumbs-when-texting-and-driving
A study in which both the participants and the scientists got sloshed has shown that motorists who talk on cell phones while driving are as impaired as drunk drivers.
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The study supports previous research that has revealed the risks of using cell phones, including the hands-free variety, behind the wheel.
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Previous studies have suggested as many as 2,600 people are killed each year in accidents involving drivers on cell phones. About 10 percent of drivers say they sometimes talk on cell phones while driving, and that figure is growing.
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A carefree run fueled by your exercise playlist, however, can reportedly get dangerous very easily and lead to a car accident. The director of the Youth Safety Laboratory from the University of Alabama led a study meant to measure the levels of danger that different distractions pose to pedestrians. Music was on the top of the list as the most dangerous distractions.
he study found that talking on the phone while crossing the street is less dangerous than texting or listening to music. Those who cross the street while listening to music are reportedly about 33 percent more likely to be involved in a car accident compared to those who cross the street with no other distraction. Texting while crossing increased a pedestrian's risk by 25 percent.
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