Category Archives: Distracted Driver Accident
Spotlight on Teen Distracted Drivers in California
For many years, researchers believed that distraction was only a factor in a tiny percentage of teen driver crashes. Recent evidence shows that distraction is a factor in over half of such car crashes. Part of that underreporting may be because many emergency responders don’t have a code for distracted drivers. Moreover, the lower… Read More »
What are the Three Kinds of Distracted Drivers?
As outlined below, the three kinds of distracted drivers are visually, manually, and cognitively distracted drivers. Frequently, at least two of these categories overlap. Hand-held cell phones, which are illegal for drivers to use in California and most other states, combine all three kinds of distracted drivers. If one or more forms of driver… Read More »
What is an Example of a Driver Distraction?
Basically, driver distraction is any activity that prompts motorists to take their eyes off the road (visual distraction), minds off driving (cognitive distraction), or hands off the wheel (manual distraction). Hand-held cellphone use, which has declined in recent years, combines all three forms of distraction. However, hand-held device distraction makes up only a small… Read More »
