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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7621644.stm

 

Texting while driving impairs motorists more than being under the influence of drink or drugs, research suggests.

 

The RAC Foundation found average reaction times slowed by 35% when 17 to 24-year-olds drove in a simulator while writing or reading texts.

 

Nearly 50% of drivers aged between 18 and 24 texted while driving, it said.

 

Previous studies had found reactions were 21% slower among those who had taken cannabis and 12% slower among those who had drunk to the legal limit.

 

The texters also drifted out of lanes more and had poorer steering control.

 

The overall driving performance was poor among those tested by the Transport Research Laboratory, which also carried out the previous studies, the RAC Foundation said.

 

Steering control among drivers in the text test was 91% worse, compared with 35% worse for those under the influence of cannabis.

 

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