Transcript Distraction Distraction Any activity that diverts your attention from the task at hand. Distracted Driving Distracted Driving is operating a motor vehicle while allowing anything to take your attention.

Distraction
Distraction
Any activity that
diverts your attention
from the task at
hand.
Distracted Driving
Distracted Driving is
operating a motor
vehicle while allowing
anything to take your
attention away from
driving.
Take this quiz to determine if you or someone else you
know is a distracted driver. Check all that apply:
 Buckle Seat Belt While
Driving
 Adjust Seat While Driving
 Use a Cell Phone
 Text/Check E-mail
 Use a Hands-free Device
 Read a GPS Device / Map
 Change Stations / CDs
 Listen to an I-Pod
 Watch DVDs
 Apply Make-up / Shave
 Comb Hair
 Eat / Drink
 Doze Off While Driving
 Reach for Personal Belongings
 Turn Head to Talk to
Passengers
 Engage in Intense
Conversation
Inattention
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Cell Phones
Electronic Devices
Children
Eating/Drinking
Personal Hygiene
Reading
Pets
• Adjusting Vehicle
Controls
• Fatigue/Drowsy
• Daydreaming
• Reaching for Item
• Passenger
Conversations
What are the
results of
inattentive
behaviors?
Results of
Inattentive Behaviors
• Crossing the Centerline
• Weaving
• Dropping off the
Shoulder
• Missing Traffic Signals
• Speeding
• Fail to Yield
• Missing Curves/Hitting
Curbs
• Impeding Traffic
• Hard Braking
• Aggressive Driving
• Quick Lane Changes
• Tailgating
Why is this such an issue?
• There have always been distractions.
• With the advance of the cell phone, a device
that creates an action by the driver has been
added to the driving experience.
• We have a desire and ability to be constantly
connected to the world.
• Can be seen in the fact that there were 302
million cell phone users in 2010.
• 96% of population has a cell phone.
• 3.1 million texts sent per minute.
• As a society, we believe that since I have
made it home safely so far that it won’t
happen to me.
• The reality is that it is not if it is when.
• The new crash reports completed by law
enforcement now provide specific
information regarding the type of distractions
that contributed to the crash.
How Can Distracted Driving
Impact YOUR Driving Ability?
In it’s simplest form, driving can be divided into
three main tasks:
1. Perception-the ability to perceive what’s going
on around you.
2. Judgment-using the information gained
through perception to make a decision on
what to do about a particular situation.
3. Action-the ability to execute his/her decision.
Driving while distracted affects a driver in three
ways:
Perception: You are less likely to perceive
important traffic events when distracted (i.e. less
likely to see a child run into the street after a ball).
Judgment: Distractions slow the speed at which
you make decisions (i.e. it takes longer for you to
determine what to do to avoid the child).
 Action: Distractions reduce your ability to execute
evasive maneuvers, if needed (i.e. texting could
physically delay your ability to swerve or brake).
Tips to Avoid
Distracted Driving
•Turn it off
•Spread the word
•Pull Over
•Use Your
Passengers
•X the Text
•Prepare
•Secure Your Pets
•Keep Your Passengers
Safe
•Focus on the Task
at Hand
•Always Buckle Up
Whenever you're driving a
vehicle and your attention
is not on the road, you're
putting yourself, your
passengers, other vehicles,
and pedestrians in danger.
How Many More?
157
200
96
63
27
ONE is TOO MANY!
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