The results are in: Driving while phoning is just as distracting as drunk driving. It's not a new concept, but a new study by University of Utah psychologists explored many angles to support the theory.
The study, published June 29 in the summer 2006 issue of Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, examined 40 participants. Each "drove" a driving simulator four times: once while undistracted, once using a handheld cell phone, once on a hands-free cell phone, and once while intoxicated to the 0.08 percent blood-alcohol level after drinking vodka and orange juice. Participants followed a simulated pace car that braked intermittently.
Claims published similar results from the Discovery Channel television show, Mythbusters, although its study used one male and one female driver. For more on the Mythbusters study, click here.
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