Managing Distractions

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Distracted Driving

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When an event, person, activity, or object draws a drivers attention away from the driving task.

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Driver Inattention

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When a driver’s awareness and focus drift to anything other than the driving task.

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Cognitive Distraction

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Is when your mind is lost in your thoughts or in a daydream.

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Visual Distraction

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Is anything that causes you to take your eyes off the roadway ahead.

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Auditory Distraction

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Is any distractions caused by sounds while driving such as a crying baby or a siren.

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Biomechanical Distraction

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Any mechanical act not specifically related to driving that is performed by a driver.

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Food and Drink

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Eating or drinking while driving can create both visual and biomechanical distractions.

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Cell Phone Distractions

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Making or receiving calls, picking up a cell phone, sending or receiving a text message.

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Gawking

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When a person satires. This usually associated with crash scene.

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Rubbernecking

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Is when a person continuously looks all around crash scenes while driving.