University of Utah researcher David Strayer has been studying “distracted drivers” for 10 years. He has found that talking on a cell phone while driving quadruples your risk of an accident. Texting (or sending email) on a phone increases the risk eight times. The dangerous distraction is equivalent to having a blood alcohol level of 0.08 – the definition of drunk driving.
University of Utah researcher David Strayer has been studying “distracted drivers” for 10 years. He has found that talking on a cell phone while driving quadruples your risk of an accident. Texting (or sending email) on a phone increases the risk eight times. The dangerous distraction is equivalent to having a blood alcohol level of 0.08 – the definition of drunk driving.
