The most dangerous distraction for drivers: Never do this while driving - the risk of getting into an accident is very high

30.09.2024 09:54

While driving a car, a person must be extremely attentive and focused on the traffic situation.

Any distraction increases the risk that the driver will become distracted and get into an accident.

To protect yourself, your passengers, pedestrians, and people in other vehicles, drivers must forget about distracted driving.

Eating while driving is not allowed. Neither is getting too carried away in a conversation with a passenger.

Ladies are not allowed to apply makeup while driving.

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Novice drivers should avoid travelling with overly talkative fellow travellers, as well as with children and animals.

And there is one more distraction, which is perhaps the most dangerous.

What you should never do while driving

In such a situation, you cannot use a smartphone.

Until you finish your journey, do not answer calls, do not check messages, do not search for information on the Internet. And in general, do not touch your mobile phone while you are driving.

By the way, the recommendation is addressed not only to beginners, but also to experienced motorists: do not count on your vast experience. Know: considerable driving experience has not made you so dexterous as to simultaneously monitor the traffic situation and use a mobile phone.

Consider this fact: using a smartphone while driving slows down the driver's reaction time. The indicator decreases by at least 20 percent: the reaction speed of a young person becomes the same as that of an old person. Why take such a risk?

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief