Do you eat and drive at the same time?
I thought about this and realized that other than a rare French fry nabbed from the bag on occasion – and once a juicy red apple I simply couldn’t resist! – my eating habits behind the wheel are almost non-existent, however, I’m certainly guilty of consuming cola and iced tea while driving!
According to a study released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, eating while driving is one of the most distracting things we can do. They go on to say that eighty percent of crashes and 65 percent of near-crashes involve driver distraction.
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