Scary statistic : According to CBSNEWS.com, on average a text message takes drivers focus away from the road for 4.6 seconds. AT 55 mph thats the length of a football field.
Also dialing and using Ipods cause a 10 percent increase in unintentional lane changes.
We need more states with Laws for hands free devices. It seems that dialing and song switching where you are focusing on buttons and dials is one of the biggest issues with driving and communicating.
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Scary statistic : According to CBSNEWS.com, on average a text message takes drivers focus away from the road for 4.6 seconds. AT 55 mph thats the length of a football field. Also dialing and using Ipods cause a 10 percent increase in unintentional lane changes. We need more states with Laws for hands free devices. It seems that dialing and song switching where you are focusing on buttons and dials is one of the biggest issues with driving and communicating.