DISTRACTED DRIVING

There are four abilities that distractions effect,
Visual distractions effect your eyes and sight focusing, auditory distractions are things you hear that effect your listening ability and focus, biomechanical distractions take your hands off the wheel and use muscle movement, cognitive distractions take thinking focus and distract your mind from road decisions.

Visual DIStRACTIONS

• Some examples are bright signs or roadside activities like parades, parties or games. There are also visual distractions in the car like reading a text, looking for something you've dropped or reading a map. It is important to always focus your eyes on the driving task to recognize possible situations and changes.

AUDITORY DISTRACTIONS

• These are sounds or noises that effect your hearing and can take your focus from the driving task. Auditory distractions are often uncontrollable and can come from anything like a baby crying or people yelling to music playing from your own radio. It's important to be able to hear things happening with other drivers as well as keep your mind on driving instead of listening to other sounds.

BIOMECHANICAL DISTRACTIONS

• These are physical distractions, things that you have to move for and physically work your body to achieve them. These can be anything like finding a dropped item or eating and drinking. It is important to keep both hands on the wheel for quick direction changes if necessary.

COGNITIVE DISTRACTIONS

• These distractions make you think, it can be pretty much anything that takes your focus away from driving. It can come from texting, cellphone talking, answering questions or making decisions. These can be the most dangerous because they take away the ability to make necessary decisions to save lives.

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