Driving Distractions

DRIVING DISTRACTIONS Distracted driving is any activity that could divert a person's attention away from the task of driving. There are three main types of distraction: Visual Manual Cognitive Taking your Taking your Taking your hands off eyes off the road mind off the wheel what you're doing Eating and Texting Talking others drinking to others z²Zz Sleepiness Grooming Rubber- necking Texting whilst driving makes a car crash up to 23 TIMES more likely Dialing makes a car crash 2.8 TIMES more likely Reaching for a mobile device makes a car crash 1.4 TIMES more likely Talking/listening makes a car crash 1.3 TIMES more likely 2011 STATISTICS INVOLVING A DISTRACTED DRIVER 3339 killed t, injured 387,0&0 in 6 male drivers under the age of 25 have crashed due to the use of a mobile phone 62% of drivers have READ A TEXT whilst driving 44% of drivers have SENT A TEXT whilst driving 1/3 of under 25s have used Facebook while driving The largest proportion of drivers who drive distracted are people aged 16-20 With the 5 seconds it takes to send a text while travelling at 55 mph, your car has travelled the length of a football pitch 51% of drivers admitted that their driving had been compromised at least once by eating/drinking behind the wheel 61% of drivers admitted that they had been distracted by their radio, CD player or iPod while driving THE MOTOR TRADE CLUB ---- ---