Study digs into minds of master multitaskers

Salt Lake Tribune - Brian Maffly - 30 Mar, 2010
David Strayer, a U. professor of psychology, modified a driving simulator to study the effects of cell phone use on drivers. ...

Think you're a 'supertasker'? Probably not

msnbc.com - 30 Mar, 2010
A very small percentage of the population can safely drive while talking on their cell phones, but chances are high that you're not one of these ...

Car Talk

Salt Lake Tribune - 30 Mar, 2010
If you're a fan of "Car Talk" on National Public Radio, you know all about Tom and Ray and bad puns and zany banter and Boston "Our Fair City" Mass. ...

More Evidence Against Texting-While Driving: Just 2.5% Of Us Are 'Supertaskers

NPR (blog) - Mark Memmott - ‎Mar 29, 2010‎
Researchers at the University of Utah say a study they recently conducted involving 200 volunteers in driving simulators found that just ...

Multitaskers can drive well and chat on phone

Times of India - ‎Mar 29, 2010‎
A minority of people with an extraordinary ability to multitask can drive safely while chatting on their mobile phone, unlike the other 97.5 per cent, ...

A Few 'Supertaskers' Can Drive and Yak

MedPage Today - Crystal Phend - 30 Mar, 2010
Caution interested patients that these results reinforce the risk associated with talking on a cell ...

Supertaskers: select few who can drive safely while chatting on a cellphone

NetworkWorld.com - Bob Brown - 30 Mar, 2010
University of Utah psychologists have labeled those few â€" just 2.5% of the population â€" who can drive safely while yapping on a ...

Few Can Talk on a Cell Phone and Drive Safely

CalorieLab Calorie Counter News - 30 Mar, 2010
Think you can talk on your cell phone and drive safely? A new study from the University of Utah found that only 2.5 percent of the population are ...

'Supertaskers' can safely use mobiles while driving

IT PRO - Martin James - 30 Mar, 2010
A small minority of individuals show no loss of reaction time or mental skills when combining mobile phone use and motorway driving. ...

Almost 98 percent can't drive and talk

UPI.com - 30 Mar, 2010
SALT LAKE CITY, March 29 (UPI) -- Many think they can multitask, but only 2.5 percent of the population can successfully do two things at the same time, ...

You Probably Think This Study's About You

Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog) - 30 Mar, 2010
Not so fast, say two psychologists at the University of Utah, David L. Strayer and Jason M. Watson (pictured). Citing earlier research, the pair agree that ...

Driving skill drops while on phone

Investor's Business Daily - 30 Mar, 2010
Just 2.5% of the population has an extraordinary ability to multitask that enables them to safely drive while chatting on a cell phone, says a Univ. of Utah ...

Study: small number of 'supertaskers' can multitask while driving

My Fox Boston - 30 Mar, 2010
SALT LAKE CITY (FOX 25 / myfoxboston) - A new study from the University of Utah shows that not everyone is incapable of driving safely while on a cell phone ...

Only 2.5% can cell phone and drive safely

iTWire - William Atkins - 30 Mar, 2010
A University of Utah study found that only a very small percent of people can talk on a cell phone while still driving safely. ...

Study Suggests Very Few Can Safely Drive, Talk On Phone

AHN | All Headline News - David Goodhue - ‎Mar 29, 2010‎
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (AHN) - A new study from psychologists at the University of Utah suggests that fewer than 3 percent of the population ...

Are you a 'supertasker'? Probably not

Register - Lewis Page - ‎Mar 29, 2010‎
Trick-cyclists in America say they have discovered that about 2.5 per cent of the human race are so-called ...

Less Than 3 Percent Can Talk on Cell Phone and Drive Safely

eMaxHealth - Deborah Mitchell - ‎Mar 29, 2010‎
Are you a multitasker? How about a supertasker? If you are, you are among the less than 3 percent of people who can talk on a cell phone and drive safety. ...

 

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