(May 19, 2015 at 12:24 pm)robvalue Wrote: Jesus fuck. That is scary.
I saw a program once where they compared texting while driving to driving after consuming alcohol, I forget how much exactly. And it came out to be about the same reduction in awareness.
Selfies while driving? No more cars. Stop the cars.
Quote:Driving a vehicle while texting is six times more dangerous than driving while intoxicated according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
http://www2.potsdam.edu/alcohol/files/Dr...Vtt0WA-DkI
And there is much more:
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/tex...rous-is-it
Make sure you click on to read the second page of the Car And Driver article.
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/8185/2...-study.htm
http://www.textinganddrivingsafety.com/d...nd-Driving
There is more you can find with just a little searching.
It would literally be better if they were drinking instead.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
