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UK study - Food-drivers as deadly as phone-drivers
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...318415,00.html Eating and driving is as risky as using a phone at the wheel By Ben Webster, Transport Correspondent DRIVERS who eat and drink at the wheel are twice as likely to have a crash, a study has indicated. They try to compensate for the distractions of eating and drinking by driving more slowly and carefully, but they are often unable to brake in time to avoid a collision. The risk is similar to using a handheld mobile phone while driving, for which the fixed penalty is to be raised from a £30 to a £60 fine plus three points. Road safety groups said that the absence of any legislation or clear guidance on the dangers of eating and drinking while driving encouraged motorists to think it was safe. The research found that a third of people sometimes used handheld mobile phones while driving, but three quarters ate or drank at the wheel. The 26 participants in the study by Brunel University were asked to drive a Ford Mondeo simulator on an urban route, once without eating and once while eating from a bag of wrapped sweets or drinking from a bottle of water. The simulator would show a pedestrian suddenly stepping into the road and then measure the drivers’ responses. Even though the participants tended to slow down while unwrapping a sweet or unscrewing and raising the bottle to their lips, they were still twice as likely to hit the pedestrian. (snip) ------------------------------------------ Plus the psychopaths also play with radios and CD players and read books while driving and could care less if they crash into you. When are people gonna wake up and realize that reckless drivers are hundred times the threat that terrorists are. |
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UK study - Food-drivers as deadly as phone-drivers
laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE imported and blasted onto these groups (and mtr but a smarter operator saved THAT group the grief): > http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...318415,00.html > m: (nuked the regurgitation of the linked article...any idiot can move a mouse!) > > Plus the psychopaths also play with radios and CD players and read > books while driving and could care less if they crash into you. When > are people gonna wake up and realize that reckless drivers are > hundred times the threat that terrorists are. You had to import your information from overseas? gagggghhhh... Eating while driving...no argument, that's why alarm clocks are adjustable and Interstate rest stops have picnic areas. Water from bottle with screw-type lid...bad choice indeed; that's why we have travel mugs and squeeze bottles. Radios and CD players...mostly push button, any sane operator can run them without taking the eyes off the road. Should not be a problem. Reading books (I'll add road maps and newspapers and laptops): right, totally insane. No argument. Drivers do come with various skill sets; some can handle 100 mph quite safely, and some do not belong on the road at 45 or even 4.5 mph. That's why we have defensive driving. BTW, what about drivers using a vehicle with a manual transmission? Changing gears in those cases requires taking one hand off the wheel for 1-2 seconds. Are those drivers reckless terrorists as well? No need to answer that; the other readers can guess your opinion quite well, thank you. Happy motoring!!! |
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UK study - Food-drivers as deadly as phone-drivers
laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE wrote: > http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...318415,00.html > > Eating and driving is as risky as using a phone at the wheel Of course it is. And so is smoking too. THINK before posting next time ! Graham |
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UK study - Food-drivers as deadly as phone-drivers
morticide wrote: > Radios and CD players...mostly push button, any sane operator can run > them without taking the eyes off the road. Should not be a problem. I'd have to disagree I'm afraid. They are a *momentary* distraction at least. This can be minimised by the use of steering wheel or column mounted audio switches or good ergonomic design of the ICE equipment. Big buttons are easier to find and use than cutesy small ones that are sadly all too common. A classic rotary 'volume control' ( may be digital ) is hugely easier to use than up-down buttons. GPS route finders are similarly criticised although they also have some clear safety benefits too. > Drivers do come with various skill sets; some can handle 100 mph quite > safely, and some do not belong on the road at 45 or even 4.5 mph. There's *no way* Loco Laura will buy that one despite the simple truth of the matter - lol ! Nice try though. :~) > BTW, what about drivers using a vehicle with a manual transmission? > Changing gears in those cases requires taking one hand off the wheel > for 1-2 seconds. As long as that ? Do you drive a manual btw ? > Are those drivers reckless terrorists as well? No > need to answer that; the other readers can guess your opinion quite > well, thank you. That much for sure ! Graham |
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UK study - Food-drivers as deadly as phone-drivers
On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 22:00:49 +0100, Eeyore
> wrote: > > >laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE wrote: > >> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...318415,00.html >> >> Eating and driving is as risky as using a phone at the wheel > >Of course it is. And so is smoking too. > >THINK before posting next time ! > >Graham Yes indeed. Driving a 4000 pound vehicle at 60 mph while holding a burning stick in your mouth or hand is crazy. I hate smokers. They are so disgusting. |
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UK study - Food-drivers as deadly as phone-drivers
"Laura" sez:
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...318415,00.html > > Eating and driving is as risky as using a phone at the wheel > When are people gonna wake up and realize that reckless drivers > are [a] hundred times the threat that terrorists are? hopefully as soon as we kill all the terrorists. we gotta stay the course! |
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UK study - Food-drivers as deadly as phone-drivers
"laura bush - VEHICULAR HOMICIDE" > wrote in message ... > > > http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...318415,00.html > > Eating and driving is as risky as using a phone at the wheel > > By Ben Webster, Transport Correspondent > Simple solution. Eliminate cars, eliminate drivers. |
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UK study - Food-drivers as deadly as phone-drivers
"Nobody" sez:
> > Eating and driving is as risky as using a phone at the wheel > Simple solution. Eliminate cars, eliminate drivers. FASCIST! Freedom-hater! |
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