Smartphone use is a well-known road-safety issue, but it’s usually assumed that texting and taking calls while driving are the biggest contributors. That’s why most states have banned holding phones while driving, and why Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are essential features in new cars. But a new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open claims there’s another potential source of phone-based distraction: streaming music. Specifically, the study looked at rates of traffic fatalities on the days of major album releases. The authors charted an increase in the adjusted number of fatalities on the days when hot albums dropped, which, unsurprisingly, tend to be the days when people stream…
Hot Album Drops Tied to Fatal Crash Rate Increases: Study
