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DISTRACTED DRIVING - CORRECT ANSWERS-On average over 3,000 people are killed due to
distracted driving annually. At any given daylight moment across America, approximately
660,000 drivers are using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices while driving, a
number that has held steady since 2010.
Distracted Driving Definition - CORRECT ANSWERS-Distracted Driving - Anything that causes the
vehicle operator to either take their attention
away from driving, take their eyes off the road,
or take their hands off the wheel.
Three types of distraction - CORRECT ANSWERS-- Visual (eyes off the road)
- Manual (hands off the wheel)
- Cognitive (mind not on driving)
Types of Distracted Driving - CORRECT ANSWERS-Drinking/eating
Reading the paper/directions
Checking emails/Internet on
laptop
Sleepy/tired (Drowsy Driving)
, Talking/texting on cell phone
Other distractions - CORRECT ANSWERS-Searching for or moving an object in vehicle
Reading, writing, texting
Personal grooming
Rubbernecking at accident
scenes
Looking at people, events
or objects off roadway
Traffic Accident Causal Factors - CORRECT ANSWERS-Driver distraction and inattention to road
and traffic
conditions are responsible for 25% to 30% of police reported traffic crashes, or about 1.2 million
crashes each year.
Nearly half of all people who say they feel less safe than they did five years ago say distracted
driving by other drivers fuels their concerns. Drivers spend more than half their time focused on
things other than driving. For example, 69% of drivers in the United States ages 18-64 reported
that they had talked on their cell phone while driving within the 30 days before they were
surveyed.
5 Main Causes of Car Accidents - CORRECT ANSWERS-Rubbernecking
Driver Fatigue