Posted by Maggie.Lewis@humanproof.com on April, 20 2018 in Human Factors

A recent analysis of federal traffic safety data suggests that the brain's habit of drifting off into daydreams is still the biggest cause of distracted driving crashes.  The biggest distraction in your car might not be the smartphone in your hand. It could be the biochemical circuitry between your ears. Read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/tripping/wp/2018/04/11/its-not-the-phone-its-you-walter-mitty-daydreaming-is-the-biggest-cause-of-crashes-insurer-says/?utm_term=.9fcbbcf3e36e