When you place yourself behind the wheel, make sure your focus is on the road and nothing else more! Can’t you see? Outrageous behavior while driving could be deadly! I guess we should talk about this matter right now before anything else goes wrong. So you better listen to this piece of info I got from the autochannel.com and leave your repair manuals on the shelf.
The latest survey by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) asked participants and respondents to give an example of distracted driving instances which they have experienced or witnessed… and they revealed facts that are quite shocking and eye-openers! Yes, it was an alarming study that made me stunned as well! If you think people talking on their cell phones or eating while driving is two of the most outrageous behavior behind the wheel, well there’s worse than that - it the worst of the worst!
Imagine this: some participants admitted and told AISI that they have witnessed a lot of cases wherein some people change their clothes or use their laptops while driving! Wow, now that’s shocking!
A respondent narrated that one situation he witnessed was a driver who talks on a Bluetooth headset, eating a fast-food breakfast, putiing make-up and looking at a piece of paper or letter beside the seat next to her while behind the wheel. Outrageous indeed! The respondent indicated that, occasionally, the driver did not have any hands on the wheel and was perhaps steering with her knees.
One more outrageous revelation revealed by another respondent is when he/she was reminded witnessing a doctor glancing at one of his patient's x-rays while he was driving. It only means that he was not paying enough attention!
"These examples, along with hundreds of others we all see on a regular basis, highlight how important of an issue distracted driving really is. The steel safety cage in a car is the last line of defense for vehicle occupants in the event of a crash, but we as an industry advocate safe, non-aggressive driving and an extra dose of common sense to avoid a crash from even occurring. Everyday we are hearing about more and more accidents caused by distracted driving, so it's time that this issue becomes front and center in our everyday conversations," said Bill Heenan, the president of the Steel Recycling Institute (SRI).
According to a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), it is projected that almost 80 percent of car-crashes and 65 percent of near-crashes implicated some form of driver inattentiveness or disturbing actions within three seconds before the event. Also, the American Automobile Association (AAA) approximates that between the numbers of like 4,000 and 8,000 crashes associated to distracted-driving takes place during the daytime in the United States.
"It is important for drivers to be aware of the consequences that come with being distracted behind the wheel. It only takes a second of being distracted for an accident to occur," said Heenan.
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