The independent variable, driving, is further broken down into three conditions: driving while conversing, driving while talking on a hands-free device, and driving while the other partner can see both the road and the driver. The participants included twenty-four pairs of friends, who are young adults, and had a valid license with a driving experience of 2 or more years. Also all participants had normal or corrected visual activity and normal color vision. These participants were recruited from the Urbana-Champaign community. The institutional review board at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign approved this study and had all twenty-four participants provide written consent. One thing the authors do not provide us with is the gender of these …show more content…
Thousands of drivers die each year due to cell phone related distractions. Young adults are more likely to text and drive than adults. I think people tend to overestimate their ability to multitask in the car. Unfortunately, it is not only your own life that you are putting at risk but also the lives of other drivers and passengers around you. Although, it is better to concentrate on the road with zero distractions the results prove that having a passenger leads to more traffic related references, correct exits taken, and less