Distracted Drivers?
A VFW
prevents accidents.
My q. is; What would you include in the top 10 distractions drivers
experience?
They asked this to the class of a "safe-drivers" i took. AARP
Number one
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clams_casino
Considering every weaving driver I've seen is on a cell phone, it's hard
to believe cell phones aren't a significant cause of accidents.
IMP, the best solution to reducing cell phone use will be to charge
anyone in an accident while using a cell phone (should be easy to
document) with reckless endangerment plus insurance companies should
have the right to deny any coverage for the person using the phone
(their medical & damages to their car).
tmclone
Number 1 is having children in the car. My oldest friend is an EMT/
hazardous clean-up guy and he says the majority of fatal accidents
he's had to clean up, where driver distraction was the cause, happened
when the driver turned around to scream at or otherwise focus on his/
her larvae. The kids act up and mom drives into a tree. The majority
of non-distracted driver fatalities are caused by drunks. At least
that's been his experience. So...stay sober and leave the kids at home!
Bob F
I haven't seen any such research. I've seen several that documented problems
with cell phones don't vary with the use of "hand-off" phones. Either are the
same problem.
A VFW
<39501abc-b2de-442e...@p23g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>,
tmclone <tmc...@searchmachine.com> wrote:
BUT.
Drinking was the leading cause of getting pregnant. oh, back to the lab.
Coffee's For Closers
D91FE4.131...@news.isp.giganews.com>,
georg...@toast.net says...
In no particular order:
Talking on the phone. Worse with a hand-held, but a hands-free
thingy is still going to have their mind on the conversation.
Talking with other people in the car, especially kids in the back
seat.
Looking at a map.
Doing makeup/hair/shaving.
Honking, yelling, or gesturing at another motorist or a
pedestrian.
General mental overreaction to driving stress, like traffic jams.
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Coffee's For Closers <Usene...@THE-DOMAIN-IN.SIG> wrote:
> In article <georgespamk-
> D91FE4.131...@news.isp.giganews.com>,
> georg...@toast.net says...
> > now, they say research doesn't actually prove banning cell phones
> > prevents accidents.
> > My q. is; What would you include in the top 10 distractions drivers
> > experience?
> > They asked this to the class of a "safe-drivers" i took. AARP
> > Number one
> > ...............................
>
>
> In no particular order:
>
> Talking on the phone. Worse with a hand-held, but a hands-free
> thingy is still going to have their mind on the conversation.
>
> Talking with other people in the car, especially kids in the back
> seat.
>
> Looking at a map.
>
> Doing makeup/hair/shaving.
>
> Honking, yelling, or gesturing at another motorist or a
> pedestrian.
>
> General mental overreaction to driving stress, like traffic jams.
i think road hypnosis would qualify as a distraction too.
Tony Sivori
> Drinking was the leading cause of getting pregnant.
More true than you knew.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/02/01/ncbi-rofl-thats-one-miraculous-conception/
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Tony Sivori
> now, they say research doesn't actually prove banning cell phones
> prevents accidents.
Just as surveys by red light camera ticket outfits "prove" that the public
is in favor of red light cameras. The research was likely paid for by cell
phone companies.