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Definitely not roughly equivalent to sitting on your couch reading if you are driving. On the couch, distraction rarely ever endangers someone's life. When driv

Definitely not roughly equivalent to sitting on your couch reading if you are driving. On the couch, distraction rarely ever endangers someone's life. When driving, if your attention moves from the road for even just a few seconds, that could kill. As a bicyclist I've felt hyperaware compared against a large fraction of drivers who are clearly distracted. I imagine this is even more apparent to motorcyclists due to the higher speeds. Phones are bad, and audiobooks can clearly be distracting as well. My suggestion if you have a long driving commute is to reduce the length of the commute, not do anything which endangers other road users. Alternatively you can switch to public transit or carpool and rotate drivers.

slavik81 9y ago
It seems that audiobooks are somewhere between a minor hindrance and a minor help in their effect on drivers. It seems that someone who is extremely bored is actually more likely to get into an accident. > During simple drives, people listening to audiobooks braked faster in response to hazards. Audiobooks also helped reduce speeding, a common driver response to mental underload, the study said. > The findings, said Trick, are particularly useful for people with long daily commutes on familiar routes or on long stretches such as rural roads. > During complex drives with various hazards, listening to audiobooks can be an added distraction for people who are poor at multi-tasking, the study found. People able to switch easily between tasks are not negatively affected, it said. https://news.uoguelph.ca/2018/02/audiobooks-improve-focus-long-boring-drives-new-u-g-study-reveals/ https://news.uoguelph.ca/2018/02/audiobooks-improve-focus-lo...