I chose
to add this article to my PLE strictly because I really like the idea. Psychology graduate students from George
Mason University, “adapted a popular
racing video game into a portable demonstration of what it’s like to text
message and drive at the same time.” (Paragraph 2) After a few students drove the course using
their full attention, they tried it again while answering a text message. They found that even the kids who did great
the first round, did poorly when distracted by their cell phone. “This
showed them that it has nothing to do with experience — you can’t divide your
attention like that, no matter how good you are at driving.” (Paragraph 5) I would like this little test to be a
requirement to get your license! A lot
of states are working towards new laws that will make it illegal to use a cell
phone while driving, but this test or something like it, could be used to prove
to people why the new laws are desperately needed.
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