Strategies
What should you do if a passenger is distracting you?
You could ask them to stop, or try to ignore them.
list 5 ways you can prevent human distractions.
- Don't drive distracting passengers
- Take breaks
- Place animals in crate or carrier
- Put your phone down
- Avoid eating or drinking while driving
What factor does a kangaroo jumping in front of a car fall under?
Environmental
What could be an example of a human distraction?
Examples could include passenger distractions such as dancing or fighting, mental factors such as fatigue or stress.
A speeding car was driving around a bend as it hits a pothole, the car then flipped over leaving serious injury to the driver. this is an example of what factor?
environmental and human
list all of the fatal five components
- speeding
- DUI (driving under influnce)
- seatbelt
- fatigue
- Distractions
Why are distractions so dangerous
reduces your reaction time
makes it hard to maintain a consistent speed, leading to slowing down or speeding up at inappropriate times
lead to you drifting from your lane or onto the shoulder of the road
mean you miss traffic light changes, either sitting at lights once they are green or driving through as they change to red
cause you to miss seeing pedestrians, people on bicycles or those on motorcycles
result in you not seeing traffic slowing in front of you which increases the risk of nose to tail crashes.