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RESEARCH * UK - Texting While Driving 'More Dangerous Than Drugs or Alcohol'
London,UK -Agence France Presse/ITS America, by Alison Dinmore -18 Sept 2008: -- New research suggests that texting while driving is more hazardous than driving under the influence or drugs or alcohol. The research, conducted by Transport Research Laboratory for the RAC Foundation, used a simulator to study 17 drivers between the ages of 17 and 24. It found that reaction time decreased by 35 percent when test subjects were typing or reading text messages while driving, as opposed to 21 percent when they were under the influence of cannabis and 12 percent at the legal alcohol limit... The study revealed that steering control worsened by 91 percent for individuals who were preoccupied with text messaging, versus 35 percent when cannabis was a factor. The research also found that people distracted by text messages had a harder time keeping safe distances from other vehicles and often strayed from their lanes...
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