With distracted drivers on the road, these defensive driving techniques will also help them avoid being hurt by distracted driving.
Sharing the road
with distracted drivers or drivers under the influence puts you at an even higher risk of injury.
We place exclusive focus on, and aggressively advocate for, those whose lives have been permanently altered by undiagnosed terminal illness, missing limbs from highway collisions
with distracted drivers of large commercial vehicles, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) after accidents caused by drunk drivers.
A Hernando County Auto Accident Injury Lawyer at Whittel & Melton can help you file an injury claim after you were involved in an accident
with a distracted driver.
Motor vehicle accidents
with a distracted driver can result in all types of serious injuries that one can expect in any accident, including:
A moving car
with a distracted driver is basically a missile aimed at pretty much anything.
Not exact matches
51:05 — Iain says the trouble
with implementing harsher laws for
distracted drivers (car and phone impounded) is that voters would hate any politician who backed such an initiative.
Sure, it was probably a bit
distracting with a GoPro in his face but
drivers might as well get used to it if this halo concept becomes a thing.
But Ricciardo being the hilarious guy that he is, he used the opportunity of Max Verstappen's 20th birthday to come up
with the best racing
driver excuse since Sebastian Vettel got
distracted by seagulls, and said the half a tenth he was slower than Verstappen was a birthday gift.
Robert Trotta (R - Fort Salonga), a former Suffolk detective, said the police accident reports were often vague because
drivers didn't admit to being
distracted or nervous when approaching intersections
with cameras.
State police Supt. Joseph A. D'Amico, who appeared
with Cuomo at Monday's announcement, said the number of tickets issued to
distracted drivers during the July 4 - Sept.
Governor Andrew Cuomo says
with more and more young
drivers hitting the roads each year, the problem of
distracted driving in New York is getting worse.
This year's Teen Traffic Safety Week events will take place at the following schools
with special guest speaker Jacy Good delivering a presentation called «Hang Up and Drive» about her recovery from a 2008 crash that was caused by a
distracted driver and claimed the life of her parents and left her partially paralyzed
«Tailored interventions to reduce
driver distraction could focus on at - risk groups, such as young males
with bad attitudes to
distracted driving and a low belief that they can control their distraction,» he concludes.
The studies also showed older
drivers — those most likely to buy autos
with infotainment systems — are much more
distracted than younger
drivers when giving voice commands.
So scientists at Complutense University of Madrid actually got into cars
with volunteer
drivers and
distracted them.
This suggests that having too strong a social / personal connection
with the virtual driving instructor is
distracting to the
driver and thus hinders safe driving.
What follows are pieces on similarly distressed wayfarers — a rock trio
with a flat tire, a
distracted driver, a brother searching desperately for his missing sister, a family on an ill - planned vacation, then back to the original bloodied pair heading for gas.
The Twitter Feed: Safety in the cell - phone era: Volvo's Pedestrian Detection
with Full Auto Brake keeps
distracted drivers from mowing down clueless walkers.
ANN ARBOR, Michigan — The University of Michigan's $ 10 million, 32 - acre «outdoor lab,» Mcity, is designed as a place where automakers and suppliers test semi-automated, autonomous, and connected - car systems,
with railroad crossings, roundabouts, paved and unpaved roads, potentially potholes, snow and ice in the winter and, presumably, no
distracted drivers to rear - end the autonomous cars.
In April, the Department of Transportation launched pilotenforcement campaigns in Hartford, Connecticut and Syracuse, New York, in April 2010 to test whether increased law enforcement efforts combined
with public service announcements could get
distracted drivers to put down their cell phones behind the wheel.
Loren Vaillancourt — Huron, South Dakota WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdQDTmKY0vY On May 20, 2009, 21 - year - old Kelson Vaillancourt was riding
with a co-worker to a job site when the
driver became
distracted and failed to yield at a stop sign.
Blue Link ® combines safety, service and infotainment features to simplify owners» lives and reduce
distracted driving by seamlessly connecting the
driver directly
with the vehicle.
In theory,
drivers of manual transmissions spend more time shifting and therefore have little time to get
distracted using the increased technology many newer cars come equipped
with.
To keep the
driver from getting
distracted the 2015 Honda Odyssey comes
with several active safety features.
But the Cobalt
distracts its
driver from those sounds
with a slick five - speed shifter, an electric power - steering system that gets heavier as speed increases and an engine that doesn't hesitate when asked for more power until it redlines at 6,500 rpm.
«
Drivers today are inundated
with a flood of information from external devices, which can
distract their attention from the road at any given moment,» said Carolin.
In the case the
driver gets
distracted by the built - in massager, the Navigator is available
with adaptive cruise control and lane - keep assist.
DISTRONIC PLUS
with PRE-SAFE Brake is designed to protect a
driver and vehicle occupants in case they become
distracted while driving.
At lower speeds, typical of urban driving, the system is disabled in order not to irritate or
distract the
driver with unnecessary warnings.
And though it's packed to the gills
with technology, the intuitive MMI infotainment system helps
drivers to not be overwhelmed or
distracted by the bells and whistles.
With less to be
distracted by,
drivers can focus more on driving as a sporting activity and the beautiful handling performance the Giulia offers.
This is a
driver's car,
with a minimum of
distracting gadgetry.
This can be useful for parents of teen
drivers:
with this technology, they will be able to know that their students are not speeding or
distracted by loud music.
«People tell us they are stressed
with crowded roads and more
distracted drivers and pedestrians.
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.
Subaru is also adding a new
driver recognition system called Driver Focus that the company says will help with distracted dr
driver recognition system called
Driver Focus that the company says will help with distracted dr
Driver Focus that the company says will help
with distracted driving.
This radar - based assistance system provides the possibly
distracted driver with visual and acoustic warnings of identified obstacles and prepares Brake Assist for precision braking.
Test
drivers were able to safely interact
with the new technology as engineers gathered data and helped refine SmartGauge, aiding
drivers in making informed decisions without being
distracting or overwhelming.
A minimalist approach is used for the four - seat interior to not
distract drivers from driving and provide everyone
with a relaxed and airy environment, trimmed
with leather and matte wood.
(330 ml) cans cool through the air conditioning system or fresh air inlet • YES Essentials Premium Cloth Seats are stain resistant, odor resistant and anti static for easy cleaning and a long - lasting appearance • Available Aimable LED Map / Reading Lamps provide focused light without
distracting the
driver • Available Removable, Rechargeable LED Flashlight is stored in the rear cargo area for convenient light when needed • Illuminated Cup Holders glow blue green for easy nighttime access • Available Rear - seat Entertainment System includes an 8 - inch (20.3 cm) color monitor that works
with the radio DVD player.
On navigation - equipped cars you get a modest seven - inch center stack LCD
with a bevy of informative or
driver -
distracting (take your pick), how - good - have - I - been displays you can flip among, or the navigation display or one for audio.
The safety of the
driver is also important, especially
with experts estimating between 10 and 30 % of all road accidents are caused by the
driver being
distracted.
Pets loose in the car can
distract and interfere
with the
driver, which could result in an accident.
Travel
with your dog without risk of the
driver being dangerously
distracted or the dog getting loose and hopelessly lost, and
with the assurance that he can easily adapt to any strange surroundings as long as he has his familiar «security blanket» along.
Though never my favorite — I felt that it
distracted from the racing — even Balloon Battle has grown on me over the years, especially
with the computer - controlled
drivers removed so as to maximize the mayhem amongst friends.
These
distracted walking laws have nothing to do
with protecting pedestrians; they are designed to protect
drivers.
For a few years now, the North Carolina Department of Transportation has been faced
with an unusual traffic problem: slow traffic and
distracted driving on the part of truck
drivers on Interstate 77 in the Lake Norman area.
Because the time of the exact time of the accident was unclear (the
driver went to assist our client and was
with him for several minutes before calling 911) and because our client had no recollection of the accident, the cell phone records were helpful to the case, but did not provide clear evidence that the
driver was
distracted by talking on his cell phone.
Whether it was because he was
distracted, tired, following too closely, or traveling too quickly, for whatever reason, the truck
driver was not able to avoid a collision
with slowing traffic in front of him.