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Jan 3rd, 2008 at 2:21pm
 
Study: Drivers on Cells Clogging Traffic

http://news.smh.com.au/study-drivers-on-cells-clogging-traffic/20080103-1jz0.html

Drivers talking on cell phones are probably making your commute even longer, concludes a new study.

Motorists yakking away, even with handsfree devices, crawl about 2 mph slower on commuter-clogged roads than people not on the phone, and they just don't keep up with the flow of traffic, said study author David Strayer, a psychology professor at the University of Utah.

If you commute by car an hour a day, it could all add around 20 hours a year to your commute, Strayer said.

"The distracted driver tends to drive slower and have delayed reactions," said Strayer, whose study will be presented later this month to the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. "People kind of get stuck behind that person and it makes everyone pay the price of that distracted driver."

http://news.smh.com.au/new-study-when-other-drivers-use-cell-phones-they-slow-down-and-you-sit-more-in-traffic/20080103-1jzq.html
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