| Re: Text driving 'worse than drink'. |
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Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: GraculusGraculus Date: Sep 18, 2008 12:34
> Doug wrote:
>> Frightful! Why can't something be done about all these potential
>> killers?
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> It is fuckwit, that's why it's illegal
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>> "Texting while driving impairs motorists more than being under the
>> influence of drink or drugs, research suggests.
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> Well, up to a point. This appears to have only tested people who have had
> up to the legal limit. I would be interested how it compares to someone
> who's had 6 pints
Why? What would that prove?
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>> The RAC Foundation found average reaction times slowed by 35%% when 17
>> to 24-year-olds drove in a simulator while writing or reading texts.
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> They should put them in a real car, on a private track to get a better
> comparison.
Again, why? It's pretty obvious that texting while driving is going to
distract you very significantly, and make you a real danger under any
conditions. IMO, the whole exercise was a bit of a waste of time, once
again, stating the bloomin' obvious.
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