Cell Phones Are The Cause For Traffic And Delay.....

WASHINGTON -- Drivers talking on cell phones are probably making your commute even longer, concludes a new study. Study: Drivers talking on cell phones are making the commutes of others longer by up to 20 hours a year. Motorists yakking away, even with handsfree devices, just don't keep up with the flow of traffic, said study author David Strayer, a psychology professor at the University of Utah. They also crawl about 2 mph slower on commuter-clogged roads than people not on the phone, he said. If you commute by car an hour a day, it could all add around 20 hours a year to your commute, Strayer said. "The distracted driver tends to drive slower and have delayed reactions," said Strayer, whose study will be presented later this month to the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. "People kind of get stuck behind that person and it makes everyone pay the price of that distracted driver."