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"Even though Woman&amp;#039;s Day and Car and Driver are owned by the same company, we rarely report on the same topics. But here&amp;#039;s a Car and Driver story I thought WD readers would be interested in: It&amp;#039;s about how texting is just as dangerous as driving drunk. Apparently the guys on the 41st floor conducted a little experiment in which they strapped themselves into a Honda and measured how long it took them to hit the brakes whenever a red light on the windshield lit up. They took a baseline reading, then again while reading a text, writing a text, and after downing a significant amount of vodka (they were driving on a closed-off road, so don&amp;#039;t try this at home!). The results clearly showed that texting and driving do not mix. Other studies have shown that talking on the phone while driving greatly increases your risk of getting into an accident\u2014even if you use a hands-free headset. That&amp;#039;s because being distracted seems to be the main problem (though I can&amp;#039;t imagine that taking a hand off the wheel or fumbling with a keypad would help things).  So why do so many of us still do it? When you consider that car crashes are the leading cause of death for Americans under age 35, you really have to wonder if that person you&amp;#039;re talking or texting is worth risking your life for. Do you talk or text while driving? \u2014Barbara Brody, Health Editor "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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