Texting While Driving: Creating The Perfect Storm of Distraction

Human factors psychologists show how texting while driving has dangerous effects on driver performance.
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  1. Human Factors: A branch of science investigating how humans interact with parts of a system such as a car dashboard or cellphone touchscreen, and which applies its knowledge to improve their design in order to maximize both human well-being and overall system performance.
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