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May 30, 2013

DRIVERS' SAFETY * USA

* Canada - More proof that hands-free devices are distracting

Alberta,CAN -The Car Connection, by Richard Read -May 29, 2013: -- If you enjoy using Bluetooth headsets or making calls through your dashboard, we have some bad news: a recent study suggests that using hands-free devices can be a major distraction for drivers... The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Alberta, and it's one of several that have made the debate over distracted driving increasingly tense over the past year... For their project at the University of Alberta, professor Yagesh Bhambhani and a graduate student, Mayank Rehani, not only made note of participants' driving errors, they also used infrared spectroscopy to survey the subjects' brains during the experiments. When all was said and done, the two found that "drivers who talk using a hands-free cellular device made significantly more driving errors—such as crossing the centre line, speeding and changing lanes without signalling—compared with just driving alone. The jump in errors also corresponded with a spike in heart rate and brain activity" ...

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