"Driver distraction" refers to any activities or things that divert the attention of a driver away from the task of driving, making it more difficult to focus on the road and increasing the chances of accidents.
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Other causes include include experimentation with drugs and alcohol and the presence
of driver distractions such as texting, talking on cell phones, and traveling with other teens in the vehicle.
Each feature has been carefully integrated to minimize the chances for
driver distraction while the vehicle is in motion.
Our attorneys have experience investigating a wide range of car accidents, and will gather all evidence necessary to
prove driver distraction for your personal injury claim.
The surveys covered a variety of topics, including the frequency and type of distractions the participants experience during driving, their attitudes and intentions
around driver distractions, and their personalities.
A head - up display
ensures driver distraction is decreased, presenting all the necessary information in clear view for the driver.
Our personal injury and truck accident attorneys explore litigation arising from accidents caused by
truck driver distractions and fatigue.
Out of all the forms
of driver distraction, text messaging is by far the most alarming form of distraction because texting requires all three elements of distraction: visual, manual and cognitive.
To reduce the potential
for driver distraction, maintenance alerts are presented only when the ignition is first turned on, not while driving.
Meanwhile, among the findings from NHTSA's first nationally - representative telephone survey
on driver distraction released earlier this year, more than three - quarters of drivers reported that they are willing to answer calls on all, most, or some trips.
Upscale amenities include two Toyota firsts — Brake Hold Function, which keeps the vehicle still at a full stop, and
Driver Distraction Secure Audio that prevents usage of certain multimedia features while the vehicle is in motion.
There are many causes of 18 - wheeler accidents, ranging
from driver distraction to accidents due to fatigue or accidents due to driving while intoxicated (DWI).
The new touchscreen is extremely intuitive and also does not allow you to pair your phone, via Bluetooth, when on the go (an extremely important feature, which
minimises driver distraction).
The California Office of Traffic Safety's «It's Not Worth It» Campaign states that 80 % of traffic crashes
involve driver distraction of some sort.
Carmakers use similar data to
study driver distraction and software companies use eye - tracking technology to help them design games and virtual reality experiences.
The release marks the second phase of voluntary guidelines to
address driver distraction on US roads; the first phase, released in 2013,... Read more →
Both Washington and Arkansas expanded the definition of distracted driving in an effort to include
driver distractions such as Facebook and YouTube.
In addition, a 17 - inch touch screen in the center console points to a future of computer — human interaction, although one that may allow for too many
driver distractions ranging from radio to GPS route - plotting.
Although recent interface enhancements have certainly improved the level of user - friendliness, the touch - screen's inherent functional requirements
increase driver distraction.
These results combined with the fact that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has found that
driver distraction killed 3,328 people across the nation in 2012 are especially alarming.
«
Young Driver Distraction: State of the Evidence and Directions for Behavior Change Programs,» by Lisa Buckley, PhD, et al, discusses different methods used to both educate and prevent distracted driving.
In my Scientific American column this month I wrote about the first study to
compare driver distraction while voice texting (using Siri on the iPhone or Vlingo on Android) with texting manually.
«We found that if things are presented more realistically, they require less driver attention and
limit driver distraction,» Stadler announced.
Automatic rain - sensing windshield wipers allow the driver to activate the windshield wipers once, and then forget about them, reducing
driver distraction during inconsistent rain or snow
Using an AI platform developed by Nvidia, future VWs will be infused with systems such as facial recognition, gesture recognition, «flawless» voice control using natural language understanding (we'll believe it when we talk to it) and gaze tracking for
driver distraction alerts.
New for this year, top - end Forester Touring models get Subaru's DriverFocus tech, which uses facial recognition software to
monitor driver distraction and fatigue.
Both SYNC and MyFord Touch — powered by SYNC — help reduce the potential for
driver distraction through voice - controlled functionality, allowing drivers to keep hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.
Prototype testing was done in Ford's Virtual Text Track Experiment (VIRTTEX) simulator, the industry's
largest driver distraction laboratory operated by an automaker.