DRIVING DISTRACTIONS

JUST LISTENING TO SOMEONE ON YOUR CELL PHONE REDUCES THE BRAIN ACTIVITY YOU CAN DEVOTE TO DRIVING BY 37%:

According to a recent survey, TWO in FIVE drivers have been hit or nearly hit by another driver . . . who was talking on their cell phone. And, actually, that makes total sense. Why?

Because researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found that just LISTENING to someone on your cell phone reduces the amount of brain activity you can devote to driving . . . by 37%. (ABC News)

(--So please stop being a MEATBALL and hang up your cell phone when you get behind the wheel. I'm serious.)