IOWA CITY, Iowa ( IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH ) - The signs of a driver not fully focused on the road can be small — how and where eyes move, pupil dilation and reaction time, how tense or relaxed their face is — and these indicators can point to a number of causes.

As technology improves and more monitors for driving are being introduced, University of Iowa researchers are working to determine differences in types of driving distractions to better address them.

Researchers at the UI Driving Safety Research Institute are testing drivers’ abilities under a range of impairments to see if unique tells can be spotted by technology, with the overall goal of turning people’s attention back to the road.

Timothy Brown, director of drugged driving research at the UI, said technology for identifying

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