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Originally Posted by Simplex3
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I think he is saying more to the point that the people that did have slower reactions would be doing something else anyway. Those same people in that study should be observed in real life without texting available and they would probably be doing something else to distract them.
On top of that, the study is for the youngest generation of drivers in which distractions are much higher based on their maturity level.
I would say that in general texting will take away people's attention. However, there are people that would not be bothered by it and there are others that would just be distracted by something else anyway.