The traffic police spoke about the influence of the smartphone on the reaction at the wheel

The driver’s reaction speed is slowed down by three seconds just by looking at the smartphone screen. These are the conclusions reached by experts in the field of road safety

“When operating with a smartphone, the driving style becomes much more erratic. Drivers tolerate many variations in travel speed, both up and down. Often, being distracted by the phone, they drive into the oncoming lane and can stay on it for a long time, ”the ministry said in a statement.

The traffic police also emphasized that most of these accidents are not associated with deliberate entry into the oncoming lane. The department believes that the main cause of an accident “on the opposite lane” is a banal distraction. According to experts’ calculations, even if the driver does not look at the road for just a second, during this time the car drives 14 meters at a speed of 50 km / h. And when the speed is 100 km / h – 28 meters. Therefore, according to experts, even such actions of the driver as handing a paper handkerchief to a passenger or a toy behind his back can lead to an accident.