Interesting CNET article. As soon as my copy of the Journal of Experimental Psychology (they got the journal's title wrong in the article) comes in I'll try to remember to post more detailed results. But in a nutshell it appears to be a well controlled experiment. There may have been enough people within each condition to make it a valid study.
larry Do cell phones blind drivers? By Ben Charny Staff Writer, CNET News.com January 27, 2003, 5:25 PM PT New research from the University of Utah has revealed a potentially lethal "tunnel vision" that drivers get while talking on a cell phone. Researchers found that drivers using cell phones, even hands-free devices, aren't processing peripheral vision well. The scientists studied twenty volunteers who used a driving simulator to experience all sorts of distractions, from cars suddenly swerving to a stoplight changing. In one test, a driver on a phone and one focused solely on the road were shown the same series of billboards. The driver not yakking remembered seeing 50 percent more billboards than the driver on the phone, the study found. http://news.com.com/2100-1033-982325.html?part=dht&tag=nhl -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8420 Quarry Road Manassas, Virginia 20110-5326 Web: http://www.ebstor.com Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
