The study showed that drivers' reaction times deteriorated by 35 per cent and they saw a 91 per cent decrease in steering ability.
Similar studies of drunk driving, by comparison, showed that reaction times fell by a mere 12 per cent.
...The study comes on the heels of reports that texting was to blame when a commuter train slammed head-on into a freight train in Los Angles two weeks ago, killing 25 people.
Officials believe the engineer on the commuter train was texting at the time." (CBC)Any pedestrian can tell you this. People on cell phones never see you at a crosswalk until the last second. I'm so glad Quebec outlawed using handheld phones while driving, which I assume includes texting.
