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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Aside from the general nuisance that people paying no attention to the road and lights are - even when stopped at a red light - you do still want to be focused on the road so that you can quickly react to any incident that happens around you. i.e.: if there is a crash that causes a car to collide with yours. If you are focused on what is in front of you, you can at least brace yourself for an impact. If you are focused on your lap, your body won't be at all ready for that impact and could well result in comparatively worse injuries.
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Isn't it actually the bracing yourself for the accident that causes more damage to a person? I could be wrong,but I believe I read that somewhere, in a an article explaining why impaired drivers usually survive but the unimpaired one is the one usually to not fair so well.