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Texting Is Just About The Most Dangerous Thing You Can Do While Driving
Texting isn’t like other kinds of driving distractions. It’s way more dangerous because it so encompasses our attention that it strips away an emergency "sixth sense" that alerts us when something is about to go wrong. A new study from researchers at the University of Houston pits texting against two other kinds of distraction—emotional stress and plain-old daydreaming. It sent 59 people driving down the same stretch of (simulated) road four times, once on regular high alert, once each while being bombarded...
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I neither text or answer the phone when driving. It drives my boss and wife nuts. I jist fond ot annoying and distracting so I just dont do it. It is just a personal choice. Bounus for alone time though.
No, drinking is the worst. Alcohol impairs judgement, vision, and response time. Alcohol also lowers inhibitions, which means you are more likely to speed or race a yellow light. Texting is just an awareness trap. I'm not excusing it at all, please don't think I'm a texting apologist.
Just look at our legal punishments for both of them, its very plain to see which is more serious.
The title says "just about". I'm pretty sure the author was referring to activities other than drinking and driving, that one is pretty obvious.
Nah, sleeping is.
OK, but what's the most dangerous activity you can do in a self driving car?
I agree. I consider myself to be a good driver, but I simply can not text and drive. It's like trying to feed myself with my left hand, if I do either one for very long I'm going to die.