A day after reading "Weighing distracted driving risks," an article in Safety+Health magazine, I stumbled across reference to recent research showing that drivers make more mistakes when talking on a cell phone than when talking to passengers.
The research addresses the common question about whether driver distraction comes from cell-phone use specifically or conversation generally. Even when drivers used a hands-free cell phone, driving performance was significantly compromised. The findings appear in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied (American Psychological Association).
“Passenger and Cell Phone Conversations in Simulated Driving,” Frank A. Drews, PhD, Monisha Pasupathi, PhD, and David L. Strayer, PhD; Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, Vol. 14, No. 4.
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