Sentences with phrase «other distracted drivers»

The most common incidents we see are unsafe roads, other distracted drivers, pets, and truck vs. motorcycles.

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«In other words the human brain compensates for receiving increased information from a mobile phone conversation by not sending some visual information to the working memory, leading to a tendency to «look at» but not «see» objects by distracted drivers.

It is widely accepted by experts such as Koopman that autonomous cars will eventually be safer drivers than the average person, because the vehicles don't get distracted, among other things.

Drivers are often easily distracted by music, cell phones, and other electronic devices, and many develop bad driving habits.

Distracted or ham - fisted drivers may even find the steering too responsive, but engaged drivers — and the manual - only EcoBoost is unlikely to attract any other kind — should love the right - now response and pin - sharp precision of the steering.

The other big news for 2012 S80 models is that they now come standard with City Safety, an ingenious system that automatically stops the car at lower speeds if it senses the driver is distracted and fails to brake ahead of a potential frontal collision.

A new study by IIHS and Virginia Tech helps clarify the risk of cellphone use behind the wheel and offers insight into other distracting behaviors that drivers engage in.

I'll give it a B - minus, so far, but I'm happy to see these systems proliferating, if for no other reason than to prevent rear - end collisions by issuing warnings when the driver is too distracted to notice that everybody else has come to a halt.

The all - new Focus lighting technologies including Adaptive Front Lighting System that adjusts the headlight beam angle and intensity to match the driving environment, and Glare - free high beam that removes the guilt of accidentally dazzling other drivers and helps users see more of the road ahead at night, are supported by advanced full - LED headlamps that use an innovative adjustable drum configuration for greater flexibility and softer, less distracting transitions.

Even fantastic drivers should assume that other people might be distracted.

In the meantime, however, those of us who are biking, walking or otherwise moving around town without the benefits of a gigantic metal cage may have to watch out for distracted Model 3 drivers, on top of all the other hazards already out there.

In other words, drivers were slightly naughtier than the cyclists — even without measuring speeding or distracted driving.

In other words the human brain compensates for receiving increased information from a mobile phone conversation by not sending some visual information to the working memory, leading to a tendency to «look at» but not «see» objects by distracted drivers.

Whether a driver is distracted, texting or talking on a cell phone, speeding, or driving the wrong direction, a pedestrian does not stand much of a chance of a driver is acting in a negligent manner and ignoring the safety of others in the area.

If a driver who was found to be distracted, inexperienced, under the influence of drugs or alcohol, too tired to drive, or impaired in some other way is responsible for the death of another driver or passenger, there may be grounds for a wrongful death lawsuit.

Distracted drivers who spent the most time on their mobile phones were 153.9 percent more likely to pass through a red light or stop sign at an intersection than other drivers.

Distracted drivers were 311 percent more likely to fail to wear their seatbelts when compared to other drivers.

The vast majority of these tragedies are caused by distracted driving, drunk driving, and other forms of driver negligence.

Distracted truck drivers not only put other motorists at risk — they endanger pedestrians who may be using a crosswalk and bicyclists sharing the road.

Parents should also understand that distracted driving by their teenaged children could lead not only to harm to those young drivers, but to others as well.

The crash may cause other drivers to become distracted and can lead to additional crashes.

Truck drivers who get distracted behind the wheel can cause serious accidents on I - 77, I - 85 and other roadways across North Carolina.

Although cellular phones are a leading cause of distracted driving, other situations can also cause a driver to be so distracted that they have an accident, including:

Some of the other factors that a car accident lawyer wants to look for are whether or not the other driver was distracted.

Drivers who become distracted by other things while driving can cause accidents that can seriously injure or even kill those who are sharing the roadway with them.

A breach of duty may occur when a driver texts or otherwise gets distracted behind the wheel, drives while drunk, runs a red light or stop sign, or drives while excessively fatigued, among many other examples.

Motorcycle accidents usually occur because other drivers are distracted and not paying attention to the number one task of driving.

Auto accidents, and resultant injury, in Ottawa and other parts of Ontario are often caused when drivers become distracted by cell phones and other digital devices.

The driver of the other vehicle may have been distracted, either talking to a passenger, adjusting the radio, talking on the phone or looking somewhere other than on the road.

If you are involved in an accident because the other driver was distracted, seek medical attention and determine if others need it.

No matter the cause of the auto accident, whether it be a distracted driver, disregard for traffic regulations, drowsy driver, or even driving under the influence of alcohol, our attorneys have the experience needed to deal with the insurance, other attorneys or persons who are at fault.

Other rear - end intersection accidents happen because drivers become distracted at red lights.

Adequately demonstrating the other driver's distracted driving can be difficult.

Yes, you'll have to demonstrate that you've been injured, and you'll have to prove that the other driver was distracted, intoxicated, or otherwise negligent.

Our Minnesota law firm has in - house investigators that finds and interviews witnesses, works with accident scene reconstructionists, and searches for other evidence of a distracted driver, such as texting records.

Distracted driving, speeding, and other forms of driver negligence can also cause others to be injured or killed in semi truck accidents.

Proving the other driver was driving distracted makes it more likely the judge will rule in your favor.

Many things could cause a car accident, including a distracted or drowsy driver, faulty equipment, or other hazards on the roadway.

Where a driver violates the distracted driving law and endangers the lives of others as a result, that driver may also be charged with careless driving under Section 130 of the

When drivers make poor decisions and drive distracted, they must be held responsible for their actions if they cause an accident that injures others.

The other driver became distracted; for example, texting, reading emails, making a phone call, eating, looking for something.

Federal studies continue to show as many as half of all car accidents are caused by some form of distracted driving, including cell phones, stereos, eating and other dangerous driver behavior.

Another contributor to rear - end accidents is distracted driving due to the use of smartphones, texting and other onboard technology that can take a drivers attention away from the road.

For example, some other factors that could have exacerbated the accident were if the truck driver was driving over the speed limit, or if he was distracted, or even fatigued.

Distracted drivers are now a major contributor to pedestrian accidents caused by the use of cell phones and other mobile devices while talking or texting behind the wheel.

Common causes include other drivers who are speeding or violating other traffic laws, driving vehicles with defective components, driving under the influence, or driving while distracted.

Driving while distracted — whether it involves cell phones and other electronic devices, interacting with people, or performing life's daily tasks while behind the wheel — can result in accidents when these distracted drivers:

Being hurt by a distracted driver is bad enough, but getting injured because someone was playing Pokémon Go or some other mobile game can be truly infuriating.

It's even possible that if another vehicle hit you because of dangerous road conditions, the other driver could be partially to blame if he or she was negligent by driving distracted or drunk, thereby failing to properly react to the dangerous road conditions.

If you have been in an accident, the cause was very likely to be a distracted driver in the other vehicle.