Motorists typically have their eyes off the road for a tenth of the time they are driving, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine has shown. For 10% of their journey they are eating, reaching for the phone, texting or engaged in other activities that cause concentration to wander away from what is happening beyond the windscreen.
.Co-author Dr Bruce Simons-Morton said: "Anything that takes a driver's eyes off the road can be dangerous. "But our study shows these distracting practices are especially risky for novice drivers, who haven't developed sound safety judgement behind the wheel."The research was carried out at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Maryland.To carry out the study, the researchers analysed video footage from cameras installed in the cars of around 150 drivers.
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