"To pay attention to the road" means to focus your attention and be mindful of what is happening while driving, being aware of the traffic, signals, and potential hazards on the road to ensure safety.
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For example, all motorists have the responsibility to
pay attention to the road when operating an automobile, and a failure to do so constitutes a breach of that duty.
They are always expected to maintain control of their vehicle and must look ahead and
pay attention to the road while keeping the hands in the steering wheel.
«DFID and donors collectively
pay attention to road safety and promoting best practice by integrating road safety into transport policies and planning.»
Common sense reactions and techniques can help prevent an accident when other drivers
stop paying attention to the road or lose control of their vehicle due to a malfunction or a bad road conditions.
Additionally, I liked that the Mini interface doesn't prevent users from inputting destinations while moving, but I also acknowledge that this power comes with the responsibility of
actually paying attention to the road while you drive rather than searching for the nearest Taco Bell.
Infotainment still represents a fairly new frontier for automakers, and the demands of driving mean that doing anything else
besides paying attention to the road can be cumbersome and awkward — not matter how slick the infotainment interface is.
The question for a judge may ultimately revolve around whether the driver was at fault for failing to
pay attention to road hazards, or whether the sensors connected to the Tesla's autopilot system failed to detect the white truck as it turned into the path of the car.
This means that approximately 18 % of all collisions resulting in an injury are caused by distracted driving practices and that nearly 1.6 million accidents can be prevented annually
by paying attention to the road.
Estimates say that between 10 - 25 % of all car accidents in Ontario have arisen as a result of a driver not
paying attention to the road on account of cell phone or smart phone usage.
The person in the accident had previously made remarks that Tesla AP is dangerous in that exact spot — the question is why did he not
pay any attention to the road for such a long time knowing very well that the system will probably fail at the same spot?
Volvo plans to take the Pilot Assist features a few steps further in 2017, when it will test a fleet of 100 XC90s with enough autonomy to allow drivers to not
pay attention to the road when traveling on a roughly 50 - kilometer (31 mile) stretch of highway in the automaker's home town of Gothenburg, Sweden.
The Federal Highway Administration said several years ago that the signs were potentially dangerous because the print is too small and might cause drivers to
stop paying attention to the road.
Roadwork car accidents occur for a long list of reasons, many of which are directly related to drivers speeding or not
paying attention to road signs.
Indeed, considering how rampant texting - and - driving and distracted driving are these days, it doesn't seem to matter how safe and cautious we are, there is always the chance of getting into an accident with someone who isn't
paying attention to the road ahead.
Users of the game have reported that Pokémon will appear on the dashboards of vehicles, such that drivers are enticed to focus on capturing the digital monsters instead of
paying attention to road conditions.6 Several users have already posted online photos of themselves playing Pokémon Go while driving.7
But if for some unfathomable reason, you absolutely can not resist the urge to compose short and banal messages instead
of paying attention to the road, at least sign your organ donor card.
What will happen when drivers no longer need to
pay attention to the road?
«The crash happened on a clear day with several hundred feet of visibility ahead, which means that the only way for this accident to have occurred is if Mr. Huang was not
paying attention to the road, despite the car providing multiple warnings to do so.
Tesla also warns its drivers in the car's manual to
pay attention to the road and prepare to take corrective action since the Autopilot can not always detect and make decisions and actions concerning stationary objects on its path.
Inattentive students can get behind in class, and drivers who aren't
paying attention to the road are far more likely to end up in accidents.
«People are already eating, applying makeup, talking on the phone and fiddling with the entertainment system when they should be
paying attention to the road,» Hutchins explains.