Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 6:14 am Post subject: Texters would be better off drunk behind wheel |
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I found this kind of interesting.
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/oct/09/co-texters-would-be-better-off-drunk-behind-wheel/news-opinion-commentary/
"Texting while driving can be more dangerous than driving while swigging Jack Daniel's, according to studies. In a 2009 survey, Car and Driver magazine tested two of its staff members under a variety of conditions. It found that, on average, driving at 70 mph, one man braking suddenly while legally drunk (0.08 blood-alcohol content) traveled 4 feet beyond his baseline performance. But reading an e-mail while driving sober, he traveled 36 feet beyond the baseline result and 70 feet while sending a text. In the worst case while texting, he traveled 319 feet before stopping." |
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