U.S. Gov Bans Truckers from Texting
Car & Driver: Unprotected Text
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/09q2/texting_wh ... »
Everyone should read this.
For the lazy-butts out there that choose not to read it, Car & Driver is doing a very basic experiment in a closed course: Drive in a straight line & keep a look out for a red light that will illiuminate over the dash but under the windshield that the passenger will activate. This light will represent a vehicle braking in front of the driver.
The experiment records the results of normal driving conditions (i.e. no distractions, good weather), then proceeds to driving while texting, then driving while legally drunk.
This experiment involves 2 regular vehicles that occupy the roads in everyday traffic. Now imagin...
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Everyone should read this.
For the lazy-butts out there that choose not to read it, Car & Driver is doing a very basic experiment in a closed course: Drive in a straight line & keep a look out for a red light that will illiuminate over the dash but under the windshield that the passenger will activate. This light will represent a vehicle braking in front of the driver.
The experiment records the results of normal driving conditions (i.e. no distractions, good weather), then proceeds to driving while texting, then driving while legally drunk.
This experiment involves 2 regular vehicles that occupy the roads in everyday traffic. Now imagin...
(continues)
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