KU research: Driving while talking on phone will save your life

Time to start peeling those  “hang up and drive” stickers off your bumper. Researchers at the University of Kansas conducted a study that showed driving and yakking on the phone can be useful in keeping drivers focused.

OK, so this headline might be a bit overzealous. But the study shows that if you’re on a particularly boring drive, like, say, in Kansas, chatting on the phone can make you more alert and help you remember road signs better. The 16-year-olds were kinda right the whole time!