Cell Phones More Distracting Than Chatty Passengers
Mobile phone calls, including calls made on hands-free devices, are more distracting to drivers than chatting passengers, according to a study released Monday by University of Utah researchers.
The study, which analyzed the driving performance of 41 adults and their 41 passenger friends, was the latest in a University of Utah series of cell phone use by drivers and was directed by Frank Drews, a Ph.D. researcher at the university.
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"Cell phone and passenger conversation differ in their impact on a driver's performance," stated the paper released by the researchers. "These differences are apparent at the operational, tactical, and strategic levels of performance." The study was published in the Journal Of Experimental Psychology.
The study, which analyzed the driving performance of 41 adults and their 41 passenger friends, was the latest in a University of Utah series of cell phone use by drivers and was directed by Frank Drews, a Ph.D. researcher at the university.
Ralph De La Vega, the president and CEO of AT&T's consumer and mobility division, talked to the Web 2.0 audience about the recent Wayport acquisition, Uverse upgrades and the iPhone. Teardown TV takes a look inside the guts of the new Blackberry Bold -- Research In Motion's newest smartphone. Ralph De La Vega, the president and CEO of AT&T (NYSE: T)'s consumer and mobility division, talked to the Web 2.0 audience about the recent Wayport acquisition, Uverse upgrades and the iPhone.
"Cell phone and passenger conversation differ in their impact on a driver's performance," stated the paper released by the researchers. "These differences are apparent at the operational, tactical, and strategic levels of performance." The study was published in the Journal Of Experimental Psychology.
