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The Doom of Distracted Driving 3D
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Do You Know What the Definition is ➲ Distracted Driving- Distracted driving is defined as anything that will take your mind off of what the main task should be which is driving safely.
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What Causes Distracted Driving ➲ CELL PHONES ➲ Loud and unruly passengers ➲ Grooming oneself ➲ Searching or changing radio stations ➲ Reaching for fallen objects ➲ Reading/ using a navigation system like a GPS or maps ➲ Eating or drinking
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Facts About Distracted Driving ➲ In the year 2011, 3,331 people died due to a distracted driver. ➲ 10% of all crashes, causing injury are due to a distracted driver. ➲ 21% of fatal crashes involving drivers that are 15-19 years old are due to cell phones.
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3 Types of Distracted Driving
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Cognitive anytime your mind is not focused on the main task
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Visual Any time you are not looking at the road
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Manual Any time your hands are not on the wheel
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Do You Know the Laws ➲ Ban on all cell phone use ( hand held or hands free) for school bus drivers ( primary law) ➲ Ban on all cell phone us ( hand held or hands free) for novice drivers ( secondary law) ➲ Ban on texting for all drivers ( primary law)
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How Do You Prevent Distracted Driving ➲ Put the cell phone down ➲ Make people aware of it ➲ Before you leave take out any money for tolls that you may need ➲ Get someone else in the vehicle with you to read directions off to you ➲ If something falls leave it until you are safely parked then get it.
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What Did You Learn ?
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What is the term for the definition anything that will take your mind off of what the main task should be which is driving safely? Question #1
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Distracted Driving
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How many people died in the year 2011 due to a distracted driver? Question #2
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3,331
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True or false It is legal for drivers over the age of 21 to text and drive? Question #3
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False it is illegal for everyone
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Name 3 things that could cause you to be a distracted driver. Question #4
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● Cell phones ● Loud and unruly passengers ● Grooming oneself ● Searching or changing radio stations ● Reaching for fallen objects ● Reading/ using a navigation system like a GPS or maps ● Eating or drinking
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How many types of Distracted driving are there? Question #5
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3 Cognitive Manual Visual
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www.google.com/images www.distraction.gov Where I got my information
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