According to a new study, teenagers take a lot of risks while driving. For example, they change clothes and do many other tasks, which lead to major distractions. The study was conducted by the Journal of Transportation Safety and Security and it conducted the study on approximately 1,000 drivers between the ages of 14 and 18 in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The study was conducted to observe what caused distractions while driving.

According to NPR, the researchers found that some teenagers reported that they even do makeup and change contact lenses while driving besides changing clothes and shoes and doing homework.

According to lead researcher David Hurwitz, the level of multitasking came as a surprise to him and teenagers were also found to be unaware of the risks associated with the distractions. The researchers even conducted workshops with the children so as to make them realize how difficult it is to focus on driving when they involve themselves in other activities while driving.

According to David Hurwitz, an assistant professor of transportation engineering in the College of Engineering at Oregon State University, and corresponding author of the study, “Based on recent studies, anything that takes your attention away, any glance away from the road for two seconds or longer can increase the risk of an accident from four to 24 times".

He added that there is a striking rise in risk for drivers, who are not experienced and the worst thing is to use a cell phone while driving. He also said that texting distracts one from driving which could lead to bad consequences. It was found in the study that 27% of participants actually changed their clothes when driving, and some even did other tasks.