Dashboard Devices Causing More Distracted Driving: AAA

A new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that infotainment centers included in the dashboards of our cars are causing more distracted driving.

The AAA study found that the technology built into the car including voice or touch screen navigation can distract drivers from the road for more than 40 seconds.

Out of the 30 new 2017 models that were tested, 2/3 of them had built-in technology systems that were rated as "highly" distracting.

Here in Connecticut, AAA found men admitted to being distracted far more often than women, and men tend to use technology more often for directions than women.

And you may not even realize how distracted you are, even if you feel you're a safe driver.

When driving at 25 miles per hour, you can travel the length of four football fields during the time it could take to enter a destination into the navigation system.

Out of the 30 cars tested, none of them received an acceptable score, meaning, all of the systems demanded the driver's attention away from the road for an extensive amount of time.

The tested cars and their demand levels on drivers’ attention are as follows. are as follows: