PARK CITY, Utah, July 22 (UPI) -- A new study says if you are given a choice of talking on a cell phone while driving or driving while intoxicated, you would be safer driving drunk.
And the University of Utah study says it makes no difference whether the telephone is hand held or is being used hands-free.
Newsday says the study, presented Tuesday at an auto safety conference in Park City, Utah, was based on the performance of 41 test subjects on a driving simulator. The subjects "drove" on a multi-lane highway, with and without hand-held and hands-free cell phones and with and without a 0.08 percent alcohol level
Researchers said they found a 50 percent reduction in the processing of visual information when people drive and talk on a cellular telephone.
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http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20030722-061207-1251r.htm
And the University of Utah study says it makes no difference whether the telephone is hand held or is being used hands-free.
Newsday says the study, presented Tuesday at an auto safety conference in Park City, Utah, was based on the performance of 41 test subjects on a driving simulator. The subjects "drove" on a multi-lane highway, with and without hand-held and hands-free cell phones and with and without a 0.08 percent alcohol level
Researchers said they found a 50 percent reduction in the processing of visual information when people drive and talk on a cellular telephone.
Source:
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20030722-061207-1251r.htm