A study designed to monitor and measure stress levels of drivers has uncovered evidence showing why texting can be so dangerous, while moderate levels of other driver distractions — like being upset or absent minded — triggers the brain’s “sixth sense” to help protect the driver. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) leads the three-year […]
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TTI Researcher Presents at Human Factors Annual Meeting
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Associate Transportation Researcher Christine Yager gave a presentation, “The Effects of Reading and Writing Text-Based Messages While Driving,” at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. The meeting was held in Boston, MA, October 22–26 and was attended by more than 1,450 participants from the United […]
It’s Confirmed: Driving’s a Full-Time Job — How Texting Impairs Driving Performance
Researchers and safety advocates have known for years that driving performance worsens when the driver is texting. Now we know just how much worse.