They already came for your cell phone, but a new study on distracted driving could be the spark legislators are looking for to take away your hands-free calling.
Keeping your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road means nothing if your brain is busy visualizing something else, say researchers at Britain’s University of Sussex. Their study, published in the journal Transportation Research, showed that hands-free motorists can miss seeing objects right in front of them, especially when they’re not just pretending to listen to the other person.
Having a conversation while driving creates an epic battle inside the brain, with reality and imagination duking it out for dominance, the study found.
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