Texting More Dangerous Than DUI

Where’s MADD when we really need them? In a study that shouldn’t surprise many, Car & Driver magazine reveled that texting and/or reading e-mails on today’s smartphones caused reaction time behind the wheel to be far worse than driving while under the influence of alcohol. Of course DUI is punishable by jail time, while using a phone while driving carries a penalty of $100 fine, and is even legal in some States!

Texting Could Be More Dangerous Than Drunken Driving

The NBC’s “Today” show featured a story on how driving while texting could be more dangerous than driving while under the influence of alcohol. Car & Driver has developed a test to measure the difference in reaction times when driving while reading an email, actively texting and driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08, the legal limit. The test takes place on an abandoned air strip.

In terms of reaction time, both reading an email and texting were far worse than being inebriated for the older subject, Car & Driver Editor in Chief Eddie Alterman, 37. A 22-year-old intern also took the same tests and was quicker in all scenarios, with barely a variance between the three.

The “Today” segment only showed Alterman’s more dramatic results, but obviously even a slight delay in reaction time could easily be the difference in causing an accident.

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