It's not the cell phone - it's the brain Drivers overloaded, researchers warn
By Mariana Minaya Sun Staff Originally published July 22, 2005
Think twice about answering your cell phone while you're behind the wheel -- even if it's a hands-free model. Scientists now say there's evidence our brains can't concentrate on a phone conversation and driving at the same time.
A groundbreaking study published last week in the British Journal of Medicine shows that drivers who talk on a cell phone are four times as likely as nonusers to have an accident that sends them to the hospital -- regardless of the type of phone they use.
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