NU Online News Service, April 23, 10:45 a.m. EDT

With concerns mounting over the dangers of driver distraction from cell phones and texting, a new British survey is highlighting perils from GPS devices.

Swinton Commercial insurance brokerage in Manchester, England, said a survey of 1,200 van drivers revealed one-in-five had hesitated while on the road as a result of an instruction from their satellite navigations systems.

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