News tagged with driver distraction


Holding drivers' attention

Each day, an average of nine people are killed in the United States and more than 1,000 injured by drivers doing something other than driving.

Health created May 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Many parents multi-task while driving kids

Many parents are putting their precious cargo at risk while driving, according to survey results that will be presented May 5 and 6 at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC.

Pediatrics created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Driving with the dog not a good idea for seniors

Senior drivers who always take a pet in the car are at increased risk for being involved in a motor vehicle collision, said University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers. In a study published in Accident An ...

Health created May 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Are billboards driving us to distraction?

It's now unlawful to shave or use a mobile phone while driving, but reading billboards is still OK. Or is it?

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brain training could save distracted drivers from road accidents

(Medical Xpress)—It happens to most of us at some point - our eyes are on the road, our mind starts to wander, and several kilometres down the road we're either snapping out of it ... or involved in a road accident. 

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Driver distraction: Do as I say, not as I do (or what you think I do)

(Medical Xpress)—While it may come as no surprise that parents who talk on cell phones, send texts or eat and drink while driving have teenagers who are more likely to do the same, what teens think their parents do behind ...

Health created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0