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I remember not too long ago when you couldn’t make a call while driving without it being hands-free.
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Every time a driver would ever pick up their cell phone to make or receive a call they were putting themselves, their
passengers, other drivers, and even pedestrians at risk.
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Even with the improvements in technology, especially when concerning cell phones and vehicle compatibility some risk has been reduced with the hands-free implications that are
being made in newer model vehicles.
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This does not however mean that all risk associated with talking on a cell phone while driving has been eliminated
though.
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Let’s discuss some of the risks that every driver faces when they take or make a call while driving even when they are
using hands-free technology.
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One of the risks that has been found to be true by a study at the University of Utah, which was funded by the AAA
Foundation for Traffic Safety the education arm of AAA is that when using speech-enabled technologies drivers were actually more distracted while driving in the simulation or a
research vehicle than when they were driving while just talking on a phone.
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This being said the simple clicking of a button on your steering wheel to answer an inbound call is distracting, but
can be safer than just picking up your cell phone.
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Another risk that is sweeping the nation for drivers is the speech-to-text enabled capabilities of newer vehicles.
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It has been discovered that this feature may actually overload the driver thus making their driving more
dangerous for themselves and others.
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It has been discovered by Dr.Strayer of the University of Utah that actually talking on the phone whether it is using a hands-free device or not can be much more dangerous than
driving drunk.
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However, the level of mental distraction isn’t universal with each vehicle or phone.
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Another study has been done by AAA to compare the level of mental distraction.
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From the study the safest vehicles to choose from door their voice-activated systems is the Chevy Equinox, Buick
Lacrosse, and the Toyota 4Runner.
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The most dangerous vehicles or voice-activated software was found in the Mazda 6, Microsoft Cortana, and the
Sonota by Hyundai.
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In conclusion while using a hands-free device can be safer at times if you choose to take or make a call compared to
actually picking up your phone and taking your eyes off the road there are still certain risks that drivers should be aware
of.
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Ultimately the only way to eliminate these risks all together is to simply not talk or text while driving.