Texting while driving doubles reaction time - study - Technology - GMA News Online - Latest Philippine News: "SAN ANTONIO, TX - Texting, or emailing, while driving doubles reaction time and makes drivers more likely to miss a flashing light, according to new research.
In a small study researchers at Texas A&M University's Texas Transportation Institute studied the impact of texting in an actual driving environment.
"Essentially texting while driving doubles a driver's reaction time," said Christine Yager, who led the study. "That makes a driver less able to respond to sudden roadway dangers,"
In the study 42 drivers between the ages of 16 and 54 drove on an 11-mile (17 km) test course while sending or receiving text messages, and again while focusing completely on the road.
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