subject: Do Hands-Free Devices Reduce Accidents? The Verdict Is Still Out [print this page] Do Hands-Free Devices Reduce Accidents? The Verdict Is Still Out
The primary reason, researchers posit, is that the human brain is incapable of attending to a conversation and the road simultaneously. While in-vehicle conversation may distract the driver, it may not be as likely to cause car crashes due to its countervailing quality of providing a second set of eyes on the road.
