PPT-Understanding Distracted Driving

and Inattention Blindness More than 700 injury crashes involve distracted driving on a typical day in the US Fact Distracted Driving is Dangerous Drivers can be distracted long after they program a GPS device or send a text via a voice command system. brPage 1br Kryptonite Distracted Driving brPage 2br Type text Type text Type text Every distraction November 2013 Distracted Driving Cognitive Distractions Visual Distractions Manua Pamela Winn. Proctor High School. Steps of the Public Policy Analyst (PPA). Define the Problem. Gather the Evidence. Identify the Causes. Examine an Existing Policy. Develop New Solutions. Select the Best Solution. What Is Distracted Driving?. . There are three main types of distraction:. Visual — taking your eyes off the road . Manual — taking your hands off the wheel . Cognitive — taking your mind off what you’re doing. O. verview. Oliver Carsten. Institute for Transport Studies. University of Leeds. UK. A disclaimer. There is a huge literature on distracted driving, e.g. the literature review by Kircher et al. (2011) covered 132 items. American Conference Institute / June 26-27, 2012. Dallas. . Corpus. . Christi. Houston. Hazards of Distracted Driving. “America’s roadways are safer than ever. The latest data show that traffic fatalities are at their lowest level since 1949 and that the death rate based on miles traveled is the lowest in history. But technologies such as active safety systems and advanced air bags are being offset by auto safety’s newest enemy: distracted drivers using electronic devices behind the wheel. Kelly Kapri. March 4, 2017. Distracted Driving. Distraction . is a specific type of inattention that occurs when drivers divert their attention from the driving task to focus on some other activity . What Is Distracted Driving?. . There are three main types of distraction:. Visual — taking your eyes off the road . Manual — taking your hands off the wheel . Cognitive — taking your mind off what you’re doing. David C. Schwebel, PhD. University of Alabama at Birmingham. Co-author collaborators: Leslie A. McClure, Bryan Porter. Pedestrian Injuries - Background. Why the increase???. More driving – lower cost gas. 2. Avoid Distractions. NO DISTRACTIONS. More than 1 in 4 motor vehicle crashes involve cell phone use at the time of the crash. Motor vehicle crashes are:. #1. . cause of death in the U.S. for 3-34 year olds. American Conference Institute / June 26-27, 2012. Dallas. . Corpus. . Christi. Houston. Hazards of Distracted Driving. “America’s roadways are safer than ever. The latest data show that traffic fatalities are at their lowest level since 1949 and that the death rate based on miles traveled is the lowest in history. But technologies such as active safety systems and advanced air bags are being offset by auto safety’s newest enemy: distracted drivers using electronic devices behind the wheel. Let your community know you are concerned, . and encourage our Central Coast residents to think before they drink.. P. SAs . produced by Ad Council, in partnership with NHTSA and supported by . TVB.. Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone?. Are You Addicted to Your Smartphone?. Behavioral Addiction (noun):. Compulsively engaging in a behavior despite the negative consequences it may cause to a person’s well-being.. With your partner, you will re-format the layout of the article to resemble one in an edition of . Upfront Magazine. .. See next 2 slides for examples.. REQUIREMENTS. Create your article to extend into one spread (a right and left side page).. Incorporating . In Control. : . Beyond . Distraction . in Your Classroom. Distracted Driving and Teens. Car crashes . are the leading cause of . death for teens. Distracted driving . is one of the greatest .