THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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primarily due to the cisual distraction of glancing at one’s cell phone.
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no greater than the risk for divers chatting with other passengers.
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no greater than the risks for divers listening to a car radio
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equal for those using handheld and those using hands-free phones.
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Detailed explanation-1: -For example, 25 percent of all auto accidents involve a cellphone, and people increase their risk of an accident by 400 percent when they use a cellphone while driving.
Detailed explanation-2: -While 80% of drivers in the U.S. think using a hands-free device while driving is safer than using a hand-held phone, studies have, unfortunately, indicated that this simply isn’t true. According to the National Safety Council, 24% of all call crashes involve cell phone conversations, hand-held and otherwise.
Detailed explanation-3: -Using mobile phones during driving continues to claim lives. According to a report in news agency PTI, a total of 1, 997 road accidents occurred in the year 2021 due to the use of mobile phones by drivers while driving.
Detailed explanation-4: -Drivers cannot have a phone in their hand or touching any part of their body while talking on their phone while driving. Even with hands-free technology, drivers cannot write, read or send text messages, e-mails, social media content and other internet data while on the road. ( Voice to text is allowed)