Driven to Distraction

Driven to distraction 50.9% of men admitted they are distracted by an attractive woman while driving Source THERE ARE 4 MAIN TYPES OF DISTRACTION MEN IN RELATIONSHIPS PHYSICAL 54.2% of bachelors agreed that women steal their attention away from the road VISUAL 54.2% A ? AUDITORY 49.5% 49.5% of men in commited relationships made the same confession! A T COGNITIVE Source NON-TECH BASED TECH BASED DOES INCOME MAKE A DIFFERENCE? 58.9% of men earning over $100,000 or more are distracted by women whilst behind the wheel. Mobile phones GPS systems Speaking with passengers Eating, Drinking Smoking Entertainment systems compared to 43.4% who earn less than $50,000 per annum Radio surfing Source Source Victorian men are more likely than males in NSW to be distracted by beautiful women. AVOID COMMON FORMS OF DISTRACTION 57.4% 46.1% NO smoking NO eating and drinking Source NO talking on mobile phone NO changing your clothes NO reading a book, newspaper or map NO personal grooming (makeup etc.) NO daydreaming TECH BASEDIL DISTRACTIONS NO looking out the window (attractive people, accidents, billboards) The risk of being in a collision is 4 times higher when using a mobile phone than when not using one whilst driving due to: NO painting finger/toe nails NO playing with child or pet Reduced reaction times Inability to maintain speed and position It's harder to judge safe gaps Less aware of surrounding traffic 55% of 18-25 year olds admit to using the phone while driving Source World's worst drivers - the top 10 According to a survey of over 2000 people from 80 different countries ITALY INDIA CHINA EGYPT FRANCE 12.7% 9% 8.6% 6.8% 4.2% VIETNAM THAILAND USA INDONESIA MEXICO 3.7% 3.5% 3.4% 2.9% 2.2% Source ALLIANZ DATA (from survey) 2 http://www.ors.wa.gov.au/Documents/distraction-factsheet-2011.aspx3 3 http://www.tacsafety.com.au/upload/tac-mobile-phone-brochure.pdf http://www.gadling.com/2010/05/05/the-worlds-10-worst-drivers/