DRIVERS CAUSE ACCIDENTS THROUGH DISTRACTIONS SAY AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS
August 1st, 2006
BY MONICA DOBIE
ONE-in-five car crashes are caused by driver distraction according to an Australian study published in the journal Injury Prevention. The study showed that drivers engage in a distracting activity on average once every six minutes.
Research, performed by The George Institute for International Health and the University of Western Australia, indicated that during a driving trip, 72% of drivers will display a lack of concentration, 69% will adjust in-vehicle equipment, 58% are distracted by outside events, objects or people and 40% talk to ...
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