Study reveals text messaging doubles a driver’s reaction time
At a time when more and more people are sending or receiving text messages, a new study shows just how dangerous texting while driving can be. Researchers at the Texas Transportation Institute have found that a driver’s reaction time is doubled when distracted by looking at a text, or sending a text message. The study reveals that texting behind the wheel is even more of a hazard than originally thought. Simply put, texting drivers can not react to sudden roadway hazards as quickly as non-texting drivers.
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Many texting while driving studies were based on driving simulation machines. The Texas Transportation Institute study, however, was based on an actual road test. Drivers tried to read or write a text message while maneuvering on a section of road lined with construction barrels. Researchers recorded each participant’s reaction time to a periodic flashing light. Reaction time by non-texting drivers typically was between one and two seconds. For texting drivers, it was at least three to four second.
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