When you set off to your holiday destination with your family this Festive Season, make a commitment to yourself and them to never use your phone while driving. Give your phone to your ‘co-pilot’ and allow them to answer texts, select the music or whatever task will remove your eyes from the road and cause a potentially tragic collision.
Eugene Herbert, the CEO of MasterDrive, says, “Driving is a mentally demanding task. Drivers need to divide their attention between operating vehicle controls, looking out for hazards, changing traffic patterns as well as scanning the area for suspicious individuals. If you add distracted driving to this milieu of obstacles, your risk is increased as much as it would if you were driving after drinking.”
‘Did you know’ distracted driving kills?
Did you know?
On average, according to a Forbes Advisor in the USA, drivers spend approximately 1.38 minutes on their phone, for every hour of driving. It takes 30 to…
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