Drivers Ed: Keep Your Eyes on the Road!

Chatting on a cell phone while driving may have gotten a bad rap in recent years as a common cause of car crashes, but a new study shows cell phones can’t hold a candle to good, old-fashioned rubbernecking when it comes to causing a highway pile up.

With data collected by Virginia state troopers, researchers conducted one of the largest studies to date on crashes involving distracted drivers.

The results: looking at other accidents, traffic, or roadside incidents caused the largest number of accidents, while cell phone use ranked only sixth.

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