Google Glass and Driving Safety

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Google Glass and Driving Safety
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Long before the invention of the portable phone
and our growing dependence on the information it
provides quickly to us, we have suffered from
numerous distractions while on the road.
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CD players, radios, items dropped on the floor,
food, and other people have plagued drivers for
decades when it comes to driving with divided
attention. Can Google Glass help?
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Driving Safety with New Technology
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In part to help to solve this problem, Google has
now graced the driving world with the creation of
Google Glass.
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The frame is rather thin and sports a small
screen on the right lens that can bring
information to you completely hands free.
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Although it doesn't require your hands to use,
Google Glass still requires some of your
attention in order to give it commands on what
you want it to do.
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Your eyes are still diverted even though you
aren't looking at a phone.
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Instead of looking down at your hand, you are
instead looking up and to the right to see the
screen on the glass.
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Does Google Glass Reduce Driver Distraction?
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Ben Sawyer, a Psychological researcher at the
University of Central Florida, conducted an
experiment to see just how similar texting on a
phone and texting using Google Glass were, when
it came to distracting drivers.
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Driving Safety Survey
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Forty people of various ages and texting
expertise participated in the study.
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Driving a simulator while being subjected to
sudden braking, the drivers were instructed to
text about a math problem either using Google
Glass or a smart phone.
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While Google Glass users recovered from
near-accidents and were able to safely recover
from a potentially dangerous situation faster,
smart phone users tended to leave more space
between them and the car in front of them which
provider more of a safety cushion.
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All in all, Google Glass allows drivers to keep
their eyes up while driving, but its use still
requires enough of your attention to make driving
and texting an unwise and unsafe activity.