So they next time you’re tempted to make that quick call or pick up the phone while you’re on the road, take a moment to think about what the research shows. Taken together, the evidence is clear: Talking on the phone while driving – even when using a hand-free device – is not safe. That paper concludes: “Driving while talking on cell phones – handheld and hands-free – increases risk of injury and property damage crashes fourfold.”
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In addition, a 2012 white paper by the National Safety Council – which includes references from more than 30 research studies – found that “the cognitive distraction from paying attention to conversation – from listening and responding to a disembodied voice – contributes to numerous driving impairments” including inattention blindness (when drivers look at, but do not “see” objects in their path), slower reaction times and problems staying in a lane. And it found that people talking on hands-free devices drive at faster speeds than those using hand-held device possibly because the hands-free device provides a false sense of security, resulting in a greater incidence of car accidents.
A systematic review published in 2009 found talking on the phone – hands-free or not – has a negative influence upon driving performance. Talking on a hands-free celluar device ranked in the middle of the spectrum – more distracting than talking to a passenger and slightly less distracting than holding a phone up to your ear. Listening to the radio or a book on tape proved to be the least distracting activities, while performing a verbal cognitive task involving math and word recall proved to be the post distracting. The latest study, commissioned by the American Automobile Association and performed by researchers are the University of Utah, measured the cognitive distraction created by performing a wide variety of tasks while driving. It was only behind speech-to-text use and hand-held cell phone use.
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Now a growing body of evidence suggests using hands-free phone devices such as ear pieces and Bluetooth is equally as dangerous as talking on a cell phone normally. Brainwave activity Eye and head movement Of the six tasks, the AAA Foundation determined that hands-free cell phone use was the third most distracting task for drivers. But in recent years, car and technology companies have marketed hands-free devices as a safer way to talk while driving.
It’s long been recognized that talking on the phone while driving increases your risk of being involved in a crash. Whether it’s a quick call to ask what’s needed from the grocery store or catching up with a long-distance friend – people everywhere talk on cell phones while they’re driving.
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