Car accidents often occur due to distracted driving, speeding, or driving under the influence. These accidents can result in serious injuries and even fatalities. For example, a driver who is texting while driving might not see a red light and collide with another vehicle.Workplace a...
Texting Checking the GPSDrivers may also become distracted by their own thoughts, “zoning out” and no longer paying attention to the road. Often, cognitive distractions cause accidents due to errors from other drivers. Driving while tired. Truck drivers work in 14 hour “duty periods,” during...
Turns without Proper Signaling: Failure to signal or misjudge a turn’s timing can lead to collisions. Use turn signals well in advance and make turns only when safe. Distracted Driving: Distractions like texting, eating, or adjusting the radio can take your focus off the road. Always pay at...
Truck drivers are often under pressure to make tight deadlines, leading them to drive for hours on endwithout proper rest. Federal regulations limit how many hours a truck driver can be behind the wheel. Still, some push themselves too hard, fall asleep at the wheel, or become so exhausted ...
Texting Eating and drinking Talking to passengers Grooming Reading (including maps) Using a navigation system Watching a video Adjusting a radio, CD player or MP3 player Text messaging while driving is considered the most serious form of distracted driving because it requires visual, manual and cogni...
Texting while driving Making a call while driving Consuming food or drink while driving Inattentive driving Changing music or otherwise operating the vehicle dashboard while driving And more Distracted driving can lead to fatal crashes, with statistics showing peak days and times for such incidents, ...
The three categories of “Talking” and “Texting” also performed very well, with 429, 418 and 401 correctly categorized respectively. The main trend of misclassification is the tendency to misclassify behaviors as “Normal”, which may be due to the prevalence of “Normal” data or the model...
With the rise of smartphones and other devices, it’s all too easy for truck drivers to become distracted behind the wheel. Whether it’s texting, talking on the phone, or even browsing social media, these actions can have disastrous consequences. ...
There are various reasons a driver can be distracted while behind the wheel, including texting, talking on the phone, eating, or changing stations on the radio. Distracted drivers can easily take a wrong turn without noticing and only snap back to reality when they are on a collision course ...
A similar percentage 41.4% reported using a phone hands-free, while 35.6% admitted to texting, emailing, or using social media while driving. This study dealt with many topics, including some indicators related to the use of a mobile phone while driving, the risk of using the mobile phone,...