Question

Does eating while driving make an accident more likely? Researchers from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration looked at national traffic and accident records from a recent year for those drivers who were eating versus those who were not. Result: The odds of an accident were 80 percent higher when eating than when not.
An example of a lurking variable that might affect the results of this study is:


whether the subject owned a cell phone.


whether the subject was talking to a passenger in the car.


whether the subject was eating.


whether the subject had an auto accident.

Answer 1

Answer: Eating while driving increases the risk of accidents.

Explanation:

Driving is a skill which requires complete concentration the use of both hands and both feet. It also requires proper visibility of road ahead and good eye sight of the person driving.

Eating can pose as a source of distraction to the driver who needs to to be absolutely focused on the driving process. This distraction can make the driver unaware of oncoming vehicles/objects which can easily result in an accident.

Also when eating one or both hands required for driving is occupied which is also easy way to get an accident, because in that period the driver hasn't taken total control of his car.