Study Says Hands-Free Devices Not Helping With Distracted Driving

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Distracted driving. Hands-free technology in cars is hardly danger free.

Gigi Barnett reports a new study on the special devices yields some surprising results.

Sending or reading a hands-free text or touching the dash are distractions drivers thought they could do with ease.

“With the hands-free, I’m still watching the road,” driver Ethan Becker said.

A new study by AAA discovered that after the hands-free task is done, a driver can still be distracted for seconds — up to 27 seconds.

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