Introduction to Distracted Driving and Hands-Free Devices
The safest way to drive is to have all your attention focused on the road ahead and with both hands on the wheel. In modern vehicles and with all the technology for communication there are many devices that may distract the driver while driving.
Driver distractions include more than just the threat from cellular phone discussions and texting while driving. Even conversations and arguments with passengers may be serious driver distractions.
International studies have revealed that distracted drivers experience inattention blindness. They are looking out the windshield, but do not process everything in the roadway environment necessary to effectively monitor their surroundings, seek and identify potential hazards, and to respond to unexpected situations. The danger of inattention blindness is that when a driver fails to notice events in the driving environment, either at all or too late, it’s impossible to execute a...
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