This was a sidebar from a Chattanooga newspaper report on road safety. Im not commenting on the Manual Distraction...... Tennessee and Georgia: • Bans all cellphone use (hand-held and hands-free) for bus drivers and novice drivers (primary law) • Bans texting for all drivers (primary law) Source: Tennessee and Georgia law What is distracted driving? Distraction occurs when a driver voluntarily diverts attention to something not related to driving that uses the drivers eyes, ears, or hands. There are four types of driver distraction: • Visual -- looking at something other than the road • Auditory -- hearing something not related to driving • Manual -- manipulating something other than the wheel • Cognitive -- thinking abut something other than driving Most distractions involve more than one of these types, with both a sensory -- eyes, ears, or touch -- and a mental component. How often are drivers distracted? Driver distraction is common in everyday driving and in crashes. * Drivers on the road: A study that observed 100 drivers continually for a full year found that drivers were distracted between one-quarter and one-half of the time. * Cellphone use: In recent surveys, about two-thirds of all drivers reported using a cellphone while driving; about one third used a cellphone routinely. In observational studies during daylight hours in 2009, between 7 percent and 10 percent of all drivers were using a cellphone. * Texting: In recent surveys, about 12 percent of all drivers reported texting while driving. In observational studies during daylight hours in 2009, fewer than 1 percent of all drivers were observed to be texting. * Drivers in crashes: At least one driver was reported to have been distracted in 15 percent to 30 percent of crashes. The proportion of distracted drivers may be greater because investigating officers may not detect or record all distractions. In many crashes it is not known whether the distractions caused or contributed to the crash. Source: Governors Highway Safety Association
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:55:23 +0000
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