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Use technology to your advantage: Most cell phones have free safe driving features that help prevent drivers from using their phones while driving. Apple has Driving Focus, which when activated ...
The author’s son was killed by a distracted driver six years ago. It’s important that we all “just drive.” Distracted Driving Can Be Fatal—Let’s Fix This
Here are some of the most common challenges for aging drivers, plus tips to improve your driving today. Challenge #1: Cognitive changes Some of the most basic driving issues are rooted in brain ...
In the United States, automobile crashes due to distracted driving are increasing even after the passage of laws intended to lessen such use while driving. Using a cell phone while driving increases the driver's risk of causing a crash. Drivers can become distracted, decreasing the driver's awareness on the road, leading to more car crashes.
Distracted driving is the act of driving while engaging in other activities which distract the driver's attention away from the road. Distractions are shown to compromise the safety of the driver, passengers, pedestrians, and people in other vehicles. Cellular device use while behind the wheel is one of the most common forms of distracted driving.
The study also suggested that texting and driving bans are somewhat effective. In Austin, Texas, where a hands-free-driving ordinance prohibiting the use of electronic hand-held devices while operating a vehicle or bicycle has been in place since 2015, 41% of teens reported that they never witnessed their parents or guardians driving distracted ...
Texting and Driving Simulator As we all know, texting and driving is extremely dangerous, as is shown in the video above. However, this notion does not necessarily stop people from distracted driving.
The laws regulating driving (or "distracted driving") may be subject to primary enforcement or secondary enforcement by state, county or local authorities. [1]All state-level cell phone use laws in the United States are of the "primary enforcement" type — meaning an officer may cite a driver for using a hand-held cell phone without any other traffic offense having taken place — except in ...