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| contributed by Barry Ford - February 2003 |
ARE HANDS-FREE
PHONE'S SAFER FOR DRIVERS
THAN THEIR HAND-HELD COUNTERPARTS? |
According to University of Utah researchers, motorists are more
accident-prone and slower to react when they talk on cellular telephones---even hands-free
models---because "inattention blindness" makes the drivers less able to process
visual information.
Click HERE for more information
www.utah.edu/unews/releases/03/jan/cellphone.html |
| contributed by Barry Ford - February 2003 |
ANTS MAY HOLD KEY TO
ELIMINATING TRAFFIC CHAOS |
Drivers wishing to avoid traffic jams could learn from the behavior of
army ants, according to research by biologists at the University of Bristol. Professor
Nigel Franks found similarities between the problems encountered by New World army ants as
they migrate between nest sites and the thousands of drivers who commute to work daily in
British cities.
Click HERE for more information
www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Info-Office/news/archive/ants.htm |
| contributed by Barry Ford - February 2003 |
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