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Submitted: October 5, 2011 - 9:14pm
Originally published: October 5, 2011
Last updated: October 5, 2011 - 9:24pm
Originally published: October 5, 2011
Last updated: October 5, 2011 - 9:24pm
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Reuters
Author:
Jim Forsyth
Location:
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX, 77843, United States
Texting or e-mailing while driving is more dangerous than previously thought, according to a new study of the behavior. "Essentially texting while driving doubles a driver's reaction time," said Christine Yager, who led the study at Texas A&M University's Texas Transportation Institute. "That makes a driver less able to respond to sudden roadway dangers."
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