Online Music Streaming Has Increased Traffic Deaths in the US, Study Finds

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A new Harvard study on distracted driving has found a 15% increase in traffic fatalities in the US on days that major albums are released on streaming platforms.
Major album releases can lead to a major surge in traffic deaths, according to a new Harvard study by Dr. Vishal Patel. Published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open, Dr. Patel’s study examined smartphone use and distracted driving and focused on the 10 albums with the most first-day Spotify streams