Conventional wisdom in the 20th century held that teenage boys were much more aggressive, riskier drivers than their female counterparts.
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Texting drivers not even aware they’ve got the habit
Although texting while driving is considered risky behavior, cell phone use has become so commonplace that many people aren’t even aware they’re doing it. Researchers at the University of Michigan found that texting while driving is predicted by a person’s level of “habit” more than how much someone texts. When people check their cell phones without thinking about it, the habit represents a type of automatic behavior, or automaticity, the researchers say. Automaticity, which was…
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Kentucky finalized a measure today that will ban drivers from texting while driving. The ruling also prohibits new drivers who have less than six months of driving experience to talk on a cell phone while operating a vehicle.
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