Driving Distractions

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Driving Distractions
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How Vision Affects Your Ability to Drive

• Night Blindness when seeing at night is a major
  problem
• If you look at the headlights of an oncoming car,
  your eyes may take a moment to readjust to the
  darkness at which time you may be temporarily
  blinded.

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Fatigue

• Senses are impaired
• You may not see objects clearly
• You may miss critical information (signs, lights,
  sounds)
• You may misjudge your speed
• You may take needless risks
• Highway Hypnosis
• Fall asleep at the wheel

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How Can Distractions Hinder Your Driving
Ability???
Create a list of distractions you can think of?
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How Can Distractions Hinder Your Driving
Ability???

• Your ability to think clearly and perform simple
  tasks is diminished with distractions.
• FACT
• Drivers on mobile phones are more impaired than
  driver at .08 BAC.
• According to a University of Utah Study