-> According to a Mar. 1st The Atlantic article, "Using a hands-free phone that leaves both hands free to steer may make the physical act of turning left at an intersection easier to pull off, but it doesn’t make it any safer. That’s because attempting to make a left turn at a busy intersection taxes the brain more than turning right or driving straight through. And having a conversation at the same time further impairs the brain’s ability to focus on the road."
"These findings, (Brain Activity During Driving with Distraction: An Immersive fMRI Study) published in Frontiers of Human Neuroscience, provide neural evidence for why hands-free phone technology isn’t a good alternative to cell phone use. Instead, it distracts the brain when it most needs to be paying attention to the road… ‘Hands free’ not does mean ‘brains free,’ is how Canadian researchers put it…"
Source: https://bit.ly/16r9YNX
from CenterLines, the e-newsletter of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking.
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