Cell phone distraction while driving is a two-way street

When operating a car, drivers lose a grip on messages they hear

Cell phone conversations don’t just interfere with driving. Driving dents the capacity to describe and remember cell phone messages, at least for some of the youngest and oldest drivers, a new study finds.

CONVERSATIONAL LOSSES In a new study, volunteer drivers and passengers in a driving simulator each heard brief stories through headphones that he or she then retold to the other person.