The tests were conducted using a Driving Simulator with participants requested to drive initially without any food and then again with food. Alarmingly, the total number of crashes doubled in the second scenario – nine out of ten incidents occurred while food or drink was in the hand.
Unfortunately for motorists eating or drinking is far more accepted than using a mobile, most people would not even consider it as dangerous but according to these results eating or drinking is just as dangerous as using the mobile which has been banned in most countries.
[Source: Privilege Insurance]