Stop Distraction - You can live without it

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WHAT IS DISTRACTED DRIVING?

Distracted driving is any activity that could divert a person's attention away from the primary task of driving. All distractions endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety. These types of distractions include:

Texting
Using a cell phone or smartphone
Eating and drinking
Talking to passengers
Grooming
Reading, including maps
Using a navigation system
Watching a video
Adjusting a radio, CD player, or MP3 player
But, because text messaging requires visual, manual, and cognitive attention from the driver, it is by far the most alarming distraction.

Gauging your distraction: Play a quick distraction game on below linkhttp://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/07/19/technology/20090719-driving-game.html

Distracted driving is the one major cause of accidents all over the world. Everyday we do this but don't realize how dangerous it is for our self and others on the roadways. Cell phone hand held use is a major cause of fatalities. Avoid it!. Sending or receiving a text takes a driver's eyes from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, the equivalent-at 55 mph-of driving the length of an entire football field, blind. :o

watch Distracted driver has over 20 surgeries - CNN.com Video

[wakman2003]

driving kay doran text karna ya pahra fone sunnay ya karnay say 100 times zeada khatarnak ha.

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^ ji aap nay durust far maya...

[fawi]

oh man.. he is lucky.. this is itself a blessing.. damn..!

[ahmedkhankpk]

Very unfortunate. But it's reality.Texting and driving is the worst combination.

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New rules goes in effect here today. :-)

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[arhum1994]

So true. Talking on mobile are the worst swaying in their lane with no attention to the car behind them.

IMO the steering wheel media controls should also be made compulsory for all cars as fiddling with the music player is also quite distracting.

I just wish a major traffic regulations system was imemented in Pakistan too.

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You mean this.

BTW I can control my cell phone with it. Go into phonebook. Missed calls.. Voice mail and so on. Car can read text as well.

But still sometime I pick up my phone to be honest and fiddle with it. I always tell myself I will not do it again.

So true. Talking on mobile are the worst swaying in their lane with no attention to the car behind them.

IMO the steering wheel media controls should also be made compulsory for all cars as fiddling with the music player is also quite distracting.

I just wish a major traffic regulations system was imemented in Pakistan too.

[hash4u]

cant text while driving on touch phones
thats a good thing actually (for me atleast )

but every other day i see someone blocking traffic because they are lost in there phone call while traffic is pilling up behind them.even ifts a cheap @55 phone, put ur bloo dy speaker on and concentrate on road !

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[ahmadbila]

most people think being on fone while driving is dangerous because u have one arm busy, holding the fone. but no! thats not the REAL reason. the real reason is that ur mind is concentrating more on the conversation on fone then on the road. i ve noted this several times that while driving, if a tough bit or road like narrow street or pot holes are to be tackled, people stop talking on fone for a second and resume after that bit of road is gone. why? they dont need their arm but their mind, to pass that bit... so, using a bluetooth hands free is NOT an excuse. we shud stop using phone altogether...

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Go to this link and play a game http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/07/19/technology/20090719-driving-game.html

most people think being on fone while driving is dangerous because u have one arm busy, holding the fone. but no! thats not the REAL reason. the real reason is that ur mind is concentrating more on the conversation on fone then on the road. i ve noted this several times that while driving, if a tough bit or road like narrow street or pot holes are to be tackled, people stop talking on fone for a second and resume after that bit of road is gone. why? they dont need their arm but their mind, to pass that bit... so, using a bluetooth hands free is NOT an excuse. we shud stop using phone altogether...

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