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According to a report on the BBC website regarding a study by the RAC foundation, average reaction times were 35% slower by texting motorists. The research suggests that texting while driving impairs motorists more so than being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
A poll of 3000 drivers conducted earlier in 2008 on facebook found that 48% of 18 to 24-year-olds admitted to texting while driving.
The RAC Foundation found average reaction times slowed by 35% when 17 to 24-year-olds drove in a simulator while writing or reading texts. Previous studies had found reactions were 21% slower among those who had taken cannabis and 12% slower among those who had drunk alcohol up to the legal limit. The texters also drifted out of lanes more and had poorer steering control.
The overall driving performance was poor among those tested by the Transport Research Laboratory, which also carried out the previous studies, the RAC Foundation said.
Steering control among drivers in the text test was 91% worse, compared with 35% worse for those under the influence of cannabis.
This is why I like to have my wife in the car with me. I can drive in the commute lane plus she can send/write/read my text messages!
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