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Univ of Utah studies find up to 27 seconds of mental distraction for drivers after using new hands-free technologies

Green Car Congress

One of the studies showed that it is highly distracting to use hands-free voice commands to dial phone numbers, call contacts, change music and send texts with Microsoft Cortana, Apple Siri and Google Now smartphone personal assistants, though Google Now was a bit less distracting than the others. The ratings. moderate distraction.

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Opinion: The Bentley Crash in New York is Scrambling Brains

The Truth About Cars

The lack of strict speed governors in modern automobiles? A writer for a major online opinion/analysis outlet that has a partisan lean in the other direction decided to use an isolated accident as a way to rail against – well I am not sure what. Expensive luxury/performance cars? Americans driving like crazy people? All of the above?

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