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Drivers still distracted after use.

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Hands-free car devices can continue to distract drivers for up to 27 seconds after use, a new study found. “You’ve shifted your attention to interacting with the device, you stop scanning, you don’t anticipate hazards, you don’t notice things that are in your way,” said a professor who conducted by...

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