Driver Distraction
What Is Distracted Driving ?
Distracted driving is any activity that diverts attention from driving, including talking or texting on your phone, eating and drinking, talking to people in your vehicle, fiddling with the stereo, entertainment or navigation system – anything that takes your attention away from the task of safe driving.
DISTRACTION – DELAYS REACTION – THE RESULT DESTRUCTION
Taking your eyes off the road, even for a split second can have disastrous consequences. A visual distraction can be anything from the passing billboard, to the passenger next to you. One of the most common visual distractions is looking down at your mobile phone.
A PHYSICAL DISTRACTION STARTS WITH TAKING YOUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL...
Physical distractions means moving around in the car to do anything other than driving. Taking your hands off the wheel to do other things such as eating and drinking, fiddling with the radio all the way to touching a passenger etc.
THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING OTHER THAN DRIVING!
Also known as ‘cognitive distraction’, this occurs when a driver is thinking about something else other than driving. For example, talking, arguing, speaking on the phone (even using hands-free), shouting at the drivers in front of you, daydreaming etc. are all mental distractions.
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GET INVOLVED TO SAVE LIVES!
We can all play a part in the fight to save lives by ending distracted driving with our Driver Distraction Education Road Show Program.
- TEENS send messengers to their peers, speak up when they see a friend driving while distracted, also share messages on social media that remind their family, workmates and friends that: DISTRACTION - DELAYS REACTION - RESULTING IN DESTRUCTION.
- PARENTS set by example - by never driving distracted, as well as talking with their young driver about distraction and responsibilities that come with driving.
- EDUCATORS also play an important role by spreading the word at their schools about the dangers of DISTRACTIONS when driving.
