DISTRACTED DRIVING

Distracted driving

Distracted driving

Introduction

Distracted driving engages any undertaking a individual enlists in that has the promise to divert him or her from the prime task of driving and boost the risk of a crash. There are three major kinds of driving distraction: (Miller 2000)

Visual - taking your eyes off the road

Manual - taking your hands off the wheel

Cognitive - taking your brain off what you are doing

With improvement in expertise engaging cell telephones, Blackberry's, and iPods, to title just a couple of, distractions inside an automobile are evolving more common and traffic smashes and fatalities are expanding each ...