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STOP DISTRACTED DRIVING
Cognitive Attention vs Distracted Driving!
Two weeks ago while I was being transported to the hospital in an
ambulance. The ambulance driver went on to the rumble strip because she
was reaching for her laptop!!!!
Yesterday my husband and I
were rear ended by a Garbage Truck at 30 mph while stopped at a red
light. The police officer said this was "inexcusable". The driver was
on his phone!!!!!! A trip to the ER, xrays and mri's, Totaled our car! !!!! When Does
This Craziness Stop!!!
STOP DISTRACTED DRIVERS!
That Call/Text Can Wait! It waited for thousands of years.
DISTRACTED DRIVING?
Distracted driving is any activity that could divert a person's
attention away from the primary task of driving. All distractions
endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety. These types of
distractions include:
Texting
Using a cell phone or smartphone
Eating and drinking
Talking to passengers
Grooming
Reading, including maps
Using a navigation system
Watching a video
Adjusting a radio, CD player, or MP3 player
I spend half of my time driving watching for distracted drivers because there are so many distractions!!!
Text messaging, onboard computers, laptops/tablets etc., requires
visual, manual, and cognitive attention from the driver, it is by far
the most alarming distraction.
http://www.distraction.gov/content/get-the-facts/facts-and-statistics.html
JUST DRIVE - WHEN DRIVING!
