Report Finds Distracted Driving Even More Dangerous

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And we all know it's dangerous to use a cell phone or try to eat while behind the wheel. But now a new study suggests that distracted driving is even more unsafe than previously thought. The study found multitasking while driving is not only dangerous, it continues being dangerous even after the driver finishes the other activity, they're doing psychologist at the University of Utah found that a distraction like a phone call depleted people ability to pay attention to their driving for at least half a minute after the distraction ended. The study proposed that even after the other task is finished, the information isn't purged from drivers memory but creates mental clutter that may divert attention away from subsequent tasks. This work tends to confirm that people are generally worse at multi tasking than they think. What do you think of this study? Ok. So I don't currently own a car. So I will say that, but I will also add obviously safety is first and it's I try not to multitask, it's just like it happens, right? But things, things go wrong when you multitask, at least that's my experience, Hannah, I'm with you 100% in fact, I've gotten to the point where I do drive a lot because I live in the burbs. When it comes to the city, I put my phone on way. Sometimes I throw in the back seat because I don't even want to look at it. And you and I have talked, you know, I have a Tesla and we have that automatic driving mode. Even that I don't feel completely comfortable in. Like I'd rather have, I want all my attention on the road and I hope other people are following kind of the same instinct there.