I think this is certainly true. Driving is such a mindless behavior. I know, for me, I tend to think of everything that is going on in my life while driving and I hardly pay attention to the actual behavior that I am doing.
I talk on the phone, text message, I smoke, I drink (non-alcoholic beverages), eat, reach in the back of my car for my purse, etc while driving. Most of the time, I smoke and talk on the phone also which is really reassuring. Driving is so mindless, even having a conversation with the co-passenger will remove my attention from the road. Luckily, I have only been in one accident which was not due to my muti-tasking but as a result of a non-resident of the US pulling into oncoming traffic.
I think there are many things that cause accidents and most are due to impairments. I think there are too many things that are found in the comfort of our own vehicles that are distracting. Examples: radios, televisions, GPS systems, etc. Technology has most certainly caused many distractions in our abilities.
Can we stop drivers from utilizing these great gadgets? I doubt it, even with laws. The best thing we can do as drivers is to be mindful of our skills as well as the others around us. Although, sometimes accidents are inevitable.
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I think this is certainly true. Driving is such a mindless behavior. I know, for me, I tend to think of everything that is going on in my life while driving and I hardly pay attention to the actual behavior that I am doing.
I talk on the phone, text message, I smoke, I drink (non-alcoholic beverages), eat, reach in the back of my car for my purse, etc while driving. Most of the time, I smoke and talk on the phone also which is really reassuring. Driving is so mindless, even having a conversation with the co-passenger will remove my attention from the road. Luckily, I have only been in one accident which was not due to my muti-tasking but as a result of a non-resident of the US pulling into oncoming traffic.
I think there are many things that cause accidents and most are due to impairments. I think there are too many things that are found in the comfort of our own vehicles that are distracting. Examples: radios, televisions, GPS systems, etc. Technology has most certainly caused many distractions in our abilities.
Can we stop drivers from utilizing these great gadgets? I doubt it, even with laws. The best thing we can do as drivers is to be mindful of our skills as well as the others around us. Although, sometimes accidents are inevitable.
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