People who talk on cellphones while driving, even using “hands-free” devices, are as impaired as drunk drivers, researchers said on Thursday.
“If legislators really want to address driver distraction, then they should consider outlawing cell phone use while driving,” said Frank Drews, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Utah who worked on the study.
The researchers used a driving simulation device for their study, published in the summer 2006 issue of Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
They studied 40 volunteers who used a driving simulator four times — while undistracted, using a handheld cell phone, using a hands-free cell phone and while intoxicated to a 0.08 percent blood-alcohol level — the average legal level of impairment in the United States — after drinking vodka and orange juice.
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man tell me about it there was this one bitch that was behind me that was on her phone. i wanted to ram her car with mine because she was pissing me off with how badly she was driving. and i have a REALLY high tollerance for bad drivers.