North Charleston, SC (PRWEB) June 28, 2013

With a new AAA study displaying that hands-cost-free devices may possibly be even more distracting for drivers than handheld cell phones, Charleston vehicle accident lawyer Ken Harrell nowadays joined those urging the government and lawmakers to consider limits on in-vehicle distractions.

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We all know that distracted driving, and in distinct the use of a cell telephone behind the wheel, is very unsafe, said Harrell, managing partner of the Joye Law Firm, a individual injury practice with offices in Charleston, Myrtle Beach and Clinton. We want to take a step back and make confident the quite technology becoming developed to lessen in-automobile distractions is not actually creating the dilemma worse.

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Harrell cited a new study released June 12 by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, which identified that the mental distraction caused by voice-activated technologies poses a significant safety threat, even when drivers eyes stay on the road and their hands stay on the steering wheel. The findings show that as mental workload and distractions boost, brain function is compromised and reaction time slows. As a outcome, drivers scan the road much less and miss visual cues, potentially resulting in drivers not seeing things correct in front of them, like pedestrians and quit signs.

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Using cameras, a detection-response-job device and other techniques, the AAA study rated the levels of mental distraction for specific activities even though driving. Rankings incorporated:&#13