Discussion
According to the survey result, although almost all of participants agreed that any form of text driving has negative or very negative effects on their performance, nearly 35% of them reported that they still frequently or very frequently do text driving. This finding is supported by National safety Council report about distracted drivers (4). Despite participants’ stated belief in the dangers, they reported using cell phones while driving.
There are four types of distractions considered in text driving: visual, auditory, manual, and cognitive. Hands-free or voice texting while driving involves all four of these types of distractions at various degrees (13). But the question is whether these distractions are unsafe? According to
According to the survey result, although almost all of participants agreed that any form of text driving has negative or very negative effects on their performance, nearly 35% of them reported that they still frequently or very frequently do text driving. This finding is supported by National safety Council report about distracted drivers (4). Despite participants’ stated belief in the dangers, they reported using cell phones while driving.
There are four types of distractions considered in text driving: visual, auditory, manual, and cognitive. Hands-free or voice texting while driving involves all four of these types of distractions at various degrees (13). But the question is whether these distractions are unsafe? According to