Tag: traffic

Study suggests cellphone use while driving may be tied to other risky road behaviors in young adults

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From the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia press release: A new study from researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center found that… Read more »

Study suggests many drivers still don’t believe texting while driving is dangerous

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From the Society for Risk Analysis press release: People who text while driving are six times more likely to be involved in a car crash. To combat this problem, more… Read more »

Study suggests risk of distracted driving predicted by age, gender, personality and driving frequency

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From the Frontiers press release: New research identifies age, gender, personality and how often people drive as potential risk factors for becoming distracted while driving. Young men, extroverted or neurotic… Read more »

Study suggests infotainment features are too distracting for drivers

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From the University of Utah press release: Many of the infotainment features in most 2017 vehicles are so distracting they should not be enabled while a vehicle is in motion, according… Read more »

Study suggests driving speed is affected by driver’s mind wandering

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From the North Carolina State University press release: Research from North Carolina State University finds that driving speed fluctuates more when a driver’s mind wanders from focusing on the act of… Read more »

Study suggests drivers find it harder to ignore a ringing phone than to ignore the risk

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From the Queensland University of Technology press release: Drivers find it difficult to ignore a ringing phone but they do ignore the dangers, with a new QUT study revealing almost 50… Read more »

Study suggests mind wandering is common during driving

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From the Frontiers press release: Researchers in the United States have investigated mind wandering in volunteers during a driving simulation. When prompted at random during the simulation, the volunteers reported… Read more »