NHTSA reports that 3,154 people were killed and 424,449 injured in crashes involving a distracted driver in 2013 alone. And these numbers are likely to be understated due to underreporting crashes involving cell phones because of differences in police crash report coding, database limitations, and other challenges.
According to Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety organization report, research has shown that the behavior of drivers using mobile phones (whether hand-held or hands-free) is equivalent to the behavior of drivers at the threshold of the legal limit for alcohol (0.08% BAC).
Our testing with SmoothEye shows a similar result with significant drop in focus score from a simple conversation, cell phone conversation and texting while taking the test. It is easy to use at home or in classroom to demonstrate how much distractions affect your focus and attentiveness.
We suggest that you first test your focus a couple of times without any distraction and then repeat the same test with simulated distractions commonly found during driving: holding a conversation with a passenger, talking on the cell phone, and texting. After seeing your own score drop it is very difficult to deny that your ability to focus declines when distractions are present.
We believe it will be very helpful in persuading drivers in dangers of distracted driving.
According to Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety organization report, research has shown that the behavior of drivers using mobile phones (whether hand-held or hands-free) is equivalent to the behavior of drivers at the threshold of the legal limit for alcohol (0.08% BAC).
Our testing with SmoothEye shows a similar result with significant drop in focus score from a simple conversation, cell phone conversation and texting while taking the test. It is easy to use at home or in classroom to demonstrate how much distractions affect your focus and attentiveness.
We suggest that you first test your focus a couple of times without any distraction and then repeat the same test with simulated distractions commonly found during driving: holding a conversation with a passenger, talking on the cell phone, and texting. After seeing your own score drop it is very difficult to deny that your ability to focus declines when distractions are present.
We believe it will be very helpful in persuading drivers in dangers of distracted driving.
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