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DRIVER DISTRACTION What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving?

WORKPLACE ROAD SAFETY. DRIVER DISTRACTION What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving?. 2013. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving?. DEFINITION OF DRIVER DISTRACTION. Driver distraction is “the diversion of attention away

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DRIVER DISTRACTION What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving?

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  1. WORKPLACE ROAD SAFETY DRIVER DISTRACTIONWhat Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? 2013

  2. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? DEFINITION OF DRIVER DISTRACTION • Driver distraction is “the diversion of attention away • from activities critical for safe driving toward a • competing activity”.

  3. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? TYPES OF DRIVER DISTRACTION • In what ways can a driver be distracted?

  4. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? TYPES OF DRIVER DISTRACTION • In what ways can a driver be distracted? • Physical distraction • Visual distraction • Auditory distraction • Cognitive distraction

  5. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? SOURCES OF DRIVER DISTRACTION • What are possible sources of driver distraction?

  6. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? SOURCES OF DRIVER DISTRACTION Internal sources Passengers Telecommunications (eg mobile phones) Entertainment systems Being emotionally upset Personal effects Vehicle controls Food and drink Smoking Animal outside the vehicle Sneezing, coughing or itching General distraction inside • What are possible sources of driver distraction?

  7. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? SOURCES OF DRIVER DISTRACTION • What are possible sources of driver distraction? External sources Driver dazzled – sun strike Checking for traffic Other road users – vehicles Trying to find a destination, location or something else Scenery – people Police, emergency vehicles and crash scenes Scenery – landscapes and buildings

  8. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? SOURCES OF DRIVER DISTRACTION (cont.) • What are possible sources of driver distraction? External sources Other road users – pedestrians and cyclists Driver dazzled – headlights Animal outside the vehicle Other external event Advertising signage General distraction outside

  9. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? CRASH STATISTICS AND CRASH ESTIMATES • It has been estimated that distraction played a role in 32% of all road crash deaths and serious injuries in Western Australia between 2005 and 2007.

  10. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? LEGAL ISSUES • There are a number of offences that drivers can commit if they make errors as a result of distraction: • not giving way • failing to stop at signals and signs • following too closely • speeding • dangerous driving • careless driving

  11. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? SPECIFIC LAWS • Road Traffic Code 2000: • Regulation 264. Use of visual display units etcin a vehicle. • Regulation 265. Use of mobile phones.

  12. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? GROUPS VULNERABLE TO DRIVER DISTRACTION • Young novice drivers and older drivers are particularly vulnerable to the effects of driver distraction.

  13. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? COMMUNITY ATTITUDES • 85% of the community rate driver distraction as a major problem. • Mobile phone use is considered by the community to be the single biggest distraction in a car.

  14. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? USING A MOBILE PHONE AT THE WHEEL Studies show that using a mobile phone while driving leads to: • Drifting across lanes • Inconsistent speed • Increased mental workload • Missed traffic signals • Reduced situation awareness • Shorter following distances • Longer reaction times • Reduced functional visual field of the driver • Drivers misjudging the size of gaps in traffic • Drivers looking straight ahead and not scanning around

  15. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? MANAGING DRIVER DISTRACTION • What can you do to manage driver distraction?

  16. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? MANAGING DRIVER DISTRACTION What can you do to manage driver distraction? • Ensure the vehicle has clean and unobstructed windscreens and mirrors • Adjust all vehicle controls (including the radio/CD player) before setting off • Ensure pets are properly restrained • Turn off your mobile phone and MP3 player while driving • If you are unfamiliar with the route, check the map before you start driving or have a passenger navigate for you

  17. DRIVER DISTRACTION - What Can Lead To Driver Distraction Whilst Driving? MANAGING DRIVER DISTRACTION (cont.) What can you do to manage driver distraction? • Ask passengers to be quiet if you are having trouble concentrating while driving. • Take a break rather than eat, drink, smoke or groom while driving.

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