This document discusses the dangers of distracted driving. It provides a quiz with questions about cell phone use, safe glance times, stress levels, commute routines, age, dense traffic habits, and in-car activities while driving. The document explains that any non-driving activity that takes a driver's eyes and attention away from the road increases the risk of an accident. Glancing away for even one second in unexpected situations or reaching for objects out of sight can be hazardous.

1. Distracted Driving
1. When you are driving, do you:
A) Never or rarely use a cell phone
B) Use a hand-held cell phone
C) Use a hands-free cell phone
D) Often talk on the phone while doing other things such
as eating, drinking, smoking, writing, reading a map or
using a navigation system.
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Research show that hands-free operation may not eliminate distraction. Some
research shows that the cognitive distraction involved in simply talking on a
phone while driving may be a problem. What’s more, there is concern that
hands-free cell phone users may use their hands for other potentially
disturbing tasks like eating or smoking

2. Distracted Driving
2. How long do you think you can safely look away from
the road?
A) 1 seconds
B) 2 seconds
C) 3 seconds
D) 4 seconds
E) 5 seconds
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Eyes off the road for even one second can spell disaster if an unexpected
threat appears. 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.

3. Distracted Driving
3. When driving you are:
A) Usually relaxed
B) Often running late, but not
stressed out about it
C) Often running late and anxious
to make up time
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Feeling rushed or being in a hurry creates stress, which may cause drivers to
make risky decisions in order to make-up time. Even thinking about being late can
be distracting. Also, when people believe there is not enough time in the day to
accomplish everything they need to, they tend to try to do more than one thing at
once in the car.

4. Distracted Driving
4. Select all options that best describes your normal
driving routine:
A) I have a long commute
B) I often drive in congested traffic
C) I often have more than one passenger
D) I often have children in the car
E) I often have a pet in the car
F) None of the above
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The more time you spend in the car, the more likely you are to try and do other
things in the car besides drive. This is especially true in stop and go traffic. And,
the more time you spend in the car with pets or other passengers, the more
opportunity there is for significant distraction.

5. Distracted Driving
5. What is your age?
A) 16-25
B) 26-54
C) 55-69
D) 70+
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Younger drivers, especially newly licensed ones, are especially prone to
distraction simply because their driving skills are not yet fully developed. And,
as we age, our eyes respond more slowly when changing focus between near
and far objects, which can mean older drivers may be slower and less efficient
at dealing with distractions.

6. Distracted Driving
6. What do you do in dense traffic?
A) Try to follow close to the car in front
of me
B) Maintain a safe following distance,
even if cars may cut in front of me
C) Try to avoid driving during peak times
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Drivers who tend to be actively aware of what is happening around them in
traffic are more likely to identify a potentially critical situation and less likely to
become involved in a distracted-related crash.

7. Distracted Driving
7. When your cell phone rings while you are driving,
what do you do?
A) Always answer it
B) Only answer if it is safe to do so
C) I don’t own a cell phone or I
leave it off while driving
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If you feel compelled to answer your cell phone whenever it rings, you are
probably event-driven rather than self-paced. Drivers who consider the
demands of traffic before they answer a phone tend to be safer and less likely
to become involved in a crash.

8. Distracted Driving
8. What do you normally do while driving?
A) Adjust temperature, radio and/or the controls
B) Adjust mirrors, seat or seatbelt
C) Change CD’s or hook/unhook MP3 or other devices
D) Eat, brush hair, apply make-up or shave
E) Read (map, directions, newspaper, book, etc…)
F) None of the above
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Any activity that involves taking your eyes off the road while driving is potentially
dangerous – and if both hands come off the wheel, you are at a very high risk for
a distraction-related crash.

9. Distracted Driving
9. What is the farthest you will reach for something
while driving?
A) Drink holder
B) Passenger seat
C) Glove box
D) Floor
E) Back seat or floor in the back
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To reach for items that are far away, you will be forced to divert your eyes and
attention off the road. Reaching for items on the floor or backseat is especially
dangerous because you are likely to lose control of the car and drift or veer out
of the lane.

10. Distracted Driving
10. When you drive, do you?
A) Often listen to music or the radio
B) Often listen to books on tape
C) Sometimes get caught up in what you’re
listening to that you get lost or miss an exit
D) None of the above
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Because your attention is limited, the more involved you are in listening to
something in the car, or talking to someone, the less attention you can pay
to driving. Research shows that different types of mental activity affect
driver’s visual scanning patters. So, when the drivers are very involved in
talking or listening to something, their attention narrows and they are less
likely to see objects in the periphery or in their mirrors.
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