Driving and listening to football is dangerous
If you were planning on listening to the Champions League Final as you drove home tonight, experts are warning you to think again.Researchers claim listening to live football matches on the radio whilst driving is highly dangerous as it affects drivers behaviour and concentration levels.
Tests showed football fans drove faster and closer to other vehicles during vital moments in games such as goals, penalties and fouls.
As a result the experts predict that listening to football has caused millions of road accidents and advice people not to listen to the Manchester United v Barcelona match.
... did we mention they were probably bitter Chelsea fans?
"It is widely accepted that the distraction of talking on a hand-held mobile phone may lead to accidents but other activities may have a similar impact - such as listening to sport on the radio," said Prof Michael Pont.
"The results we obtained suggest that, particularly during high-pressure situations within the games, there was a very marked impact on the behaviour of the subjects in this study.
"Were possible football fans should ask someone else to drive during important matches such as the Champions League Final."
LINKS
University of Leicester
"The results we obtained suggest that, particularly during high-pressure situations within the games, there was a very marked impact on the behaviour of the subjects in this study.
"Were possible football fans should ask someone else to drive during important matches such as the Champions League Final."
LINKS
University of Leicester
