Tag: distracted driving

Turns out that if you get too deep into your Snapchat or witty Facebook retorts while conducting a two-ton machine, all the nanny systems in the world won't necessarily save your texting digits for another day.

Can a person legally drive while barefooted? Car Talk's law enforcement authority, Tim Cotton, settles this myth.

AT&T is taking its driving simulator on the road--to schools, medical centers and businesses--to prove that It Can Wait. Turn that cellphone off.

Is an image really worth a thousand words? When it comes to distracted driving, the answer is yes!

Jim's a self-described old timer and he's noticed a new phenomenon--people leaving several car lenghts between themselves and the next car at traffic lights. Can Car Talk solve this mystery? 

There's a big difference between "looking" and actually "seeing." Car Talk talks to leading driver cognition researchers about the perils of voice control, and "inattention blindness."

New studies are confirming that hands-free devices are not the solution to distracted driving. Tom and Ray have been saying this for years. 

A new study finds brand-new drivers are great at paying attention to the road...for the first few months, anyway.