iPLDG 2 JST DRV Distracted Driving

Pre-Test What grade are you in? 9 10 11 12

Pre-Test Gender Male Female

Pre-Test If you are over the age of 18 it is legal for you to: Text while driving Talk on the phone while driving Neither Both

Pre-Test If you are under the age of 18 it is legal for you to: Text while driving Talk on the phone while driving Neither Both

Pre-Test What is the lowest fine you can be given for texting and driving: $20 $50 $100 $300

Pre-Test What is the number one killer of teens: Suicide Car accidents Illness

Pre-Test The majority of crashes or near-crashes are caused by: The vehicle in front not obeying the speed limit The driver being distracted within three seconds of the crash A road hazard that was not clearly identified and marked

Pre-Test As a passenger, if the driver wants to send a text message, I should: Take the wheel so that the driver can reply Answer the text message for the driver Allow the driver to text while driving

Pre-Test While driving, I am confident that I can also safely text: Yes No

Pre-Test While driving, I am confident that I can also safely talk on my cell phone: Yes No

Pre-Test While driving, I am confident that I can also safely eat or drink: Yes No

What do you consider deadly? What do you think is the number one killer of teens? When you hear that word deadly, what kind of things come to mind or what kind of activities do you consider deadly? Can you give me some examples? Distracted or wreckless driving is more deadly to teens than disease, murder, animal attacks, poisoning and suicide combined. With roughly 300 million wireless subscriptions in America today-and a growing number of devices and services designed to keep people constantly connected-technology is playing an increasing role in enhancing our quality of life. Yet using these technologies while you’re behind the wheel can have devastating consequences

Number 1 Killer of Teens http://www.schooltube.com/video/ff4f57fd0 99c4537b32c/Danger%20Behind%20the%20W heel:%20%20The%20Facts%20about%20Distra cted%20Driving

What is Distracted Driving? Any activity that could divert your attention away from the primary task of driving, including: Changing radio stations or songs on an Ipod Using GPS Talking to passengers Eating and drinking Brushing your hair or applying makeup Taking pictures Texting Talking on your phone Ask students what they consider distracted driving?

Name some scenarios that have distracted you while you are driving

Craziest Distractions What is the craziest distraction you have ever witnesses? https://youtu.be/RoMDLR93QdE

The Distracted Brain Texting and talking on your cell phone are the most dangerous distractions while driving! Involves 3 types of driver distraction 1) Visual-Eyes Off Road 2) Mechanical-Hand Off Wheel 3) Cognitive-Mind off Driving When thinking about driver distractions, texting and talking on your cell phone are the most dangerous distractions while driving! With that being said, the reason it is so dangerous is because of 3 types of driver distractions You can be visually distracted which means, your eyes are not physically focused on the road You can be mechanically distracted which means, your hands are physically off the steering wheel. Believe it or not, when looking at the data we have available, eating, drinking, and tuning the radio (all mechanical distractions) most of those do not significantly affect driving You can also be both visually and mechanically distracted-Examples of this would include handling or retrieving an object such as a CD, phone, or personal grooming)

The Distracted Brain Our brain is NOT capable of multitasking http://natgeotv.com.au/videos/test-your- brain/pay-attention-60EC824F.aspx The reason why cell phones are higher risk is due to brain overload and selective attention. Literally this means that your mind is off the task of driving. When people perform two cognitive tasks simultaneously (like driving and talking on the phone) a resource constraint exists in the brain, reducing the available resources for each individual task.

The Distracted Brain: Inattentional Blindness Where drivers not using a hands-free cell phone looked. Where drivers using a hands-free cell phone looked. Source: Transport Canada

The Distracted Brain: Inattentional Blindness National Safety Council The Distracted Brain: Inattentional Blindness Vision is the most important sense we use for safe driving. It’s the source of the majority of information when driving. But drivers talking on handheld and hands-free cell phones tend to “look at” but not “see” objects. University of Utah research estimates that drivers talking on cell phones can fail to see up to 50 percent of the information around their vehicles. Talking on a cell phone draws resources from the same area of our brains that also processes moving visual information (the parietal lobe). When we talk on a cell phone while driving, this multi-tasking brings cognitive distraction – too much information for our brains to handle well at once. Our brains compensate for receiving too much information by filtering some visual information out. When this happens, drivers are not aware that visual information ever existed! Drivers don’t see it and certainly cannot act on it. That filtered info could be a red light, a stop sign, a pedestrian, a bicyclist. Drivers have no control over what information they will not see. The dangerous thing is, we are not even aware that this is happening. Drivers can “look but not see" half of the visual information in the driving environment. Cell Phone Use While Driving

The Distracted Brain: Inattentional Blindness Would you notice? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBPG_OBgT Wg

1) At 55 mph that is like driving the length of a football field- blindfolded

Are any of your last 10 texts worth dying for?

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The Consequences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG79X- hYJ_E&feature=endscreen&NR=1 Omaha, NE (3) http://itcanwait.com/videos/att-dont-text- while-driving-documentary/ AT&T Documentary (10:44) Even though we all think this isn’t something that could happen to us, it can! We may feel like we are able to confidently and safely text while driving but the distraction video proved to us that although we feel like we are driving properly we are not capable of focusing on that many activities at once.

Do you know Nebraska’s distracted driving laws? If you are under the age of 18: It is ILLEGAL for you to text or talk on your phone while driving You COULD: Lose your permit If you have a school permit- be unable to apply for your learners permit until you are 16 Be fined Gain points on your drivers license Matching activity

It is ILLEGAL for anyone to text and drive in the state of Nebraska.

Countless lives have been lost as a result. Joe, 12 Bailey, Merideth, Hannah, Sara and Katie Cady, 16 Erica, 9 Jean and Jay, 58 Countless lives have been lost as a result. Linda, 61 Jason, 38 Lauren, 17 Matt, 25 Frances, 13 Jordan, 18

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Post Test What grade are you in? 9 10 11 12

Post Test Gender Male Female

Post Test If you are over the age of 18 it is legal for you to: Text while driving Talk on the phone while driving Neither Both

Post Test If you are under the age of 18 it is legal for you to: Text while driving Talk on the phone while driving Neither Both

Post Test What is the lowest fine you can be given for texting and driving: $20 $50 $100 $300

Post Test What is the number one killer of teens: Suicide Car accidents Illness

Post Test The majority of crashes or near-crashes are caused by: The vehicle in front not obeying the speed limit The driver being distracted within three seconds of the crash A road hazard that was not clearly identified and marked

Post Test As a passenger, if the driver wants to send a text message, I should: Take the wheel so that the driver can reply Answer the text message for the driver Allow the driver to text while driving

Post Test While driving, I am confident that I can also safely text: Yes No

Post Test While driving, I am confident that I can also safely talk on my cell phone: Yes No

Post Test While driving, I am confident that I can also safely eat or drink: Yes No

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