Strategies
What should you do if a passenger is distracting you?
You could ask them to stop, or try to ignore them.
what is one way to prevent vehicular incidents?
get your car services
How can distractions be fatal?
Because they cause a crash leading to serious injury
What factor does a kangaroo jumping in front of a car fall under?
Environmental
Describe distractions
any event where the driver is diverting attention away from critical activities for safe driving
list two strategies can you stick to ensure you can focus on the road with little to no distractions
- secure loose items
- don't turn radio up to loud
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
how does driving under the influence relate to distractions whilst driving?
reduces reaction time
distracts you from the road
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.
How many deaths were caused by distracted driving in 2023?
Roughly 3,275 people were killed by distracted driving.
list two ways you can make sure you are not distracted whilst driving friends home from the pub
- ensure you are not over the limit
- ensure all passengers are strapped in and are not jumping around the car
how minimising distractions help to reduce road crashes?
It allows the driver to focus on the road increasing reaction time and allowing them to process what is going on around them
how does fatigue distract you ?
fatigue relates to distraction because when you are tired the brain craves stimulation creating you prone to distractions
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
What is the percentage of fatal crashes caused by distractions?
16% of fatal crashes are caused by distractions
what can young people do to prevent distractions?
Young people can do a lot to promote safe and responsible behaviour and attitudes as both a driver and a passenger in relation to distracted driving by making sure to abide by all road rules.
list 4 ways to prevent being distracted by your mobile phone?
- turn gps on before leaving
- turn phone off if feeling like you're going to be distracted
- place phone out of reach to prevent temptation to look at it
list all of the fatal five components
- speeding
- DUI (driving under influnce)
- seatbelt
- fatigue
- Distractions
John was driving down the road as breaks to turn off at the intersection he gets tailed bone. later the police discovered he has not got the car serviced causing a faulty tail light. what factor/ factors apply ?
Human and Vehicular
Having a live animal free range in the car is illegal
true of false
In Australia, it is not illegal to have a live animal free range in the car, but it is not advisable.
list 5 ways strategies to stop or prevent a distraction
- Remove the item, object or person away from the car
- minimise the distraction e.g.: turn down radio, put cat in a carrier instead of free range.
- turn off mobile phone
-set gps before you take off
- use hand free devices
list 3 ways to prevent environmental factors?
trick question you can't prevent environmental
list two of the fatal five components that contribute to distractions
- fatigue
- Dui (Driving under the influence)
list a definition of all of the following
vehicular:
environmental:
human:
Vehicular factors refer to problems within the car itself.
Environmental factors refer to the environment outside of the vehicle
Human factors refer to how drivers think, behave, react and make decisions while operating a vehicle.
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.