In message <ca+oswyx_8bx+ryrjlgvrynmn771xwha0vp1okr90lmk_rzc...@mail.gmail.com>
, Skip Withrow writes:

>I would like to propose a new unit of time, the 'textsecond'.  This is
>the interval of time from the time the signal light turns green to
>when the driver behind the idiot texting driver honks their horn.
>Still collecting data on its exact length, but seeing a lot more
>examples lately.

You are not the first researcher of this interesting phenomena:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/cellphone-ban-would-be-a-distraction/2011/12/16/gIQAdv2GyO_story.html


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