{"id":272012155,"date":"2013-08-15T06:55:55","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T06:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=272012155"},"modified":"2013-08-15T06:55:55","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T06:55:55","slug":"your-eyes-are-on-the-road-and-hands-are-on-the-wheel-but-wheres-your-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=272012155","title":{"rendered":"Your Eyes Are on the Road and Hands Are on the Wheel — but Where’s Your Head?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you think that using a hands-free device is the safe alternative to driving while holding your phone or fidgeting with your car\u2019s controls?
\n…
\nToday, however, the AAA Foundation is challenging these perceptions with brand-new research on mental distractions, and the suppressed brain activity and impaired driving performance of motorists who are engaged in cognitively-demanding tasks \u2013 even when they keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel.
\n…
\n[From the linked study:]
\nSummary and Conclusions
\nThe goal of the current research was to establish a systematic instrument for
\nmeasuring and understanding cognitive distraction in the vehicle, and this has been
\naccomplished. Using that instrument, we established that there are significant
\nimpairments to driving that stem from the diversion of attention from the task of
\noperating a motor vehicle, and that the impairments to driving are directly related
\nto the cognitive workload of these in-vehicle activities. Moreover, compared to the
\nother activities studied (e.g., listening to the radio, conversing with passengers, etc.)
\nwe found that interacting with the speech-to-text system was the most cognitively
\ndistracting. This clearly suggests that the adoption of voice-based systems in the
\nvehicle may have unintended consequences that adversely affect traffic safety.
\nRef: https:\/\/aaafoundation.blogspot.com\/2013\/06\/your-eyes-are-on-road-and-hands-are-on.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you think that using a hands-free device is the safe alternative to driving while holding your phone or fidgeting with your car\u2019s controls? … Today, however, the AAA Foundation is challenging these perceptions with brand-new research on mental distractions, and the suppressed brain activity and impaired driving performance of motorists who are engaged in … <\/p>\n

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