CHAPTER 8Managing Distractions

For Your Quiz

You should be able to: Explain the difference between driver

inattention and distracted driving. List the four categories of driver distractions. Explain why dialing a cell phone or texting is

distracting (hint: relates to all four categories of driver distractions).

Explain how you can minimize distractions inside your vehicle.

Explain why outside the vehicle distractions can be more difficult to deal with than in the car distractions.

Driver Inattention & Distracted Driving

•Driver Inattention• Look but

don’t see• Unintentional

•Distracted Driving

• Choice• Intentional

Distraction Classifications

National Highway Traffic & Safety Administration (NHTSA) groups distracted drivers into four categories:

• Cognitive Distractions

• Visual Distractions

• Auditory Distractions

• Biomechanical Distractions

Cell Phones

• Auditory Distraction

• Cognitive Distraction

• Visual Distraction

• Biomechanical Distraction

• Class Activity

Vehicle Equipment and Controls

•GPS devices

•Video Entertainment Systems

•Sound Systems

Other Distractions

•Animals/Insects

•Food and Drink

•Passengers

•Loose Objects

Distractions Outside the Vehicle

•Traffic Signs

•Debris

•Crashes

For Your Quiz

You should be able to: Explain the difference between driver

inattention and distracted driving. List the four categories of driver distractions. Explain why dialing a cell phone or texting is

distracting (hint: relates to all four categories of driver distractions).

Explain how you can minimize distractions inside your vehicle.

Explain why outside the vehicle distractions can be more difficult to deal with than in the car distractions.