People who use a hands-free cellphone while driving are four times more
likely to have an accident. Paul Atchley, a psychologist from the University of
Kansas, says most people can barely focus on four things at a time. Talking on
the phone, listening and thinking about the conversation overloads the driver,
taking too much of their mind off the road.
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