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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 ...
A woman texting while driving. 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 oth
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 ...
Crashes involving a driver being distracted by talking on a mobile phone have begun to be prosecuted as negligence similar to speeding. In the United Kingdom, from 1 March 2017, motorists who are caught using a hand-held mobile phone while driving will have six penalty points added to their license in addition to the fine of £200. [52]
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While fully automated vehicles are still a ways off, the stepping stone of hands-free driving technology has become prevalent in the past few years. Combined with automated braking and ...
A good driving record will be necessary to progress to the next licence stage. As of July 2007, newly issued Queensland drivers licences have new restrictions for those under 25. Learners must first log 100 hours of driving experience (of which 10 must be undertaken at night) before taking their practical driving examination.
The terms "active" and "passive" are simple but important terms in the world of automotive safety. "Active safety" is used to refer to technology assisting in the prevention of a crash and "passive safety" to components of the vehicle (primarily airbags, seatbelts and the physical structure of the vehicle) that help to protect occupants during a crash.