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Hands-free or not, phone calls pull attention away from driver’s brain — ‘you tend to create pictures in your head’ when no one else is in the car: Research

This is why using a hands-free phone while driving is also dangerous
— WalesOnline, August 13, 2019

Minnesota judge sentences distracted driver to six-months jail and a visit to her victim’s grave

Dakota County judge orders driver to visit grave of woman she killed while talking on phone
— Pioneer Press, April 12, 2019

US distracted driving continues to climb, handheld use behind the wheel distracts in 2 of 3 possible ways: Survey

Distracted driving going up nationwide: Report
— Metro, April 2, 2018

Distracted driving behind most road deaths for 2016 in New Jersey and over 60,000 violations of hands-free law in 2017

Distracted driving leading cause behind fatal crashes in 2016
— The Star-Ledger, January 22, 2018

Focus on distraction — the emerging research on addiction to mobile devices and internet

Smartphone addiction could be changing your brain
— CNN, December 1, 2017

You miss more than you THINK! — UK’s DOT road safety campaign’s PSA asks if you saw the pink kittens

The poisonous pull — mobile devices ‘drain’ your brain: Research

How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds
— The Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2017

Demanding and distracting — navigating newer cars’ tech makes distracted driver: Research

New cars have more distracting technology on board than ever before
— The Washington Post, October 5, 2017