Monday 26 March 2018

Finnish drivers use WhatsApp, PokémonGo and Tinder while driving

(University of Jyväskylä - Jyväskylän yliopisto) Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä tracked how Finnish drivers use their smartphones while driving. Drivers seem to use the same applications in traffic as elsewhere, without much moderation. Unexpectedly, heavy smartphone users even increased their phone use in dense traffic. It seems that some of the heavy users accept the risks resulting from the high levels of visual-manual distraction. The greatest smartphone-based risks in traffic seem to be caused by messaging applications.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science https://ift.tt/2IQsTdw

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