A recent study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), shows that 80% of all accidents and 65% of near misses occur because people are more focused on their BK stackers than on traffic. NHTSA also states, "Distractions like eating can become a problem for drivers who can't react quickly to a sharp curve".
The study also ranked coffee as one of the worst things to drink behind the wheel, as bumps often cause the lids to pop off spilling hot coffee on to a driver's lap. The drivers then are more focused on cooling themselves down and cleaning themselves up than driving. Burgers also ranked high in causing accidents as pickles and tomatoes often slip out of the sandwich and people bend down to pick them up.
theCD's take: This brings a new meaning to the phrase "Whopper Sacrifice"
Source: NY Daily News
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Nice research guys. Did you even read the full article? The study was never actually finished, let alone published.
"Dr. Jeffrey Runge, then the head of the highway safety agency, said he grudgingly decided not to publish the draft letter [to Transportation Secretary Norman Minetta "warning states that hands-free laws might not solve" the cell phone distracted driving problem] because of larger political considerations.
At the time, Congress had warned the agency not to use its research to lobby states. Dr. Runge said transit officials told him he could jeopardize billions of dollars of its financing if Congress perceived the agency had crossed the line into lobbying.
The fate of the research was discussed during a high-level meeting at the transportation secretary’s office. The meeting included Dr. Runge, several staff members with the highway safety agency and John Flaherty, Mr. Mineta’s chief of staff.
Mr. Flaherty recalls that the group decided not to publish the research because the data was too inconclusive."
Marc, we did read the full article. If you note, nowhere in our entry does it mention that the study was published, or finished. The piece was written in prose, as an example to show how dangerous eating and drinking while driving is. In the article I referenced, there was no mention to the study being inconclusive.
We are willing to update the story, if you provide us with the reputable source you are getting your information from.
Marc, I thought your quotes sounded a bit familiar. After doing some thinking I realized that the study you are talking about is NHTSA's study on CELL PHONE use and distractions that, New York Times wrote about earlier this week. The Truth About Cars, discovered that the NYT piece was "a little" inaccurate. Again, the article I referenced was from the New York Daily News and it dealt with a totally different study by NHTSA. In short, I hope YOU read our full article.
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