| For most car owners, their vehicles | | | | only of their homes but also of their |
| become the extension of their homes, | | | | schools or offices or other hobbies for |
| offices, and all other places in | | | | that matter. |
| between. You see, this is very evident | | | | Talking with friends or other passengers |
| in the fact that once you do get inside | | | | is one top driving distraction and it is |
| a vehicle, you would find various stuff | | | | very applicable especially to younger |
| like books, papers, clothes, shoes, and | | | | drivers. This is because many drivers do |
| all other various things. | | | | tend to focus more on the topic at hand |
| However, experts in the industry are | | | | than on the road ahead. |
| saying that such items could actually | | | | The use of your mobile phone is also a |
| bring with them some kind of distraction | | | | driving distraction. And experts do say |
| for the driver. After all, we all do | | | | that it does not matter if you are using |
| know that driving is a task that needs | | | | a headset, a hands-free set or using one |
| one's total concentration and attention. | | | | of your hands to fidget with your |
| And the statistics from the Insurance | | | | gadget. Of course, sending SMS messages |
| Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) say | | | | applies, too. One grand piece of advice |
| that with drivers doing multitasking and | | | | would be to keep that mobile phone away |
| having their attention divided upon the | | | | and check on it when you are already |
| various number of things that they need | | | | safely parked. |
| to attend to, the numbers of crashes | | | | Your radio is also a distraction. Of |
| could surely go up and would not lessen | | | | course we do know that playing your |
| down. Just imagine that the driver would | | | | favorite songs while doing your driving |
| be like a Volvo performance chip that | | | | could help you be relaxed during your |
| has got tons of information loaded it | | | | travel, did you know that when you do |
| would take some time to recognize one | | | | take that couple of seconds to change |
| task after another. | | | | your CD, you are actually endangering |
| shares with its reading public some of | | | | yourself and your passengers? Yes, |
| the top driving distractions that | | | | experts suggest that it is better off |
| drivers do face each day - especially if | | | | for you to tune in to a radio station |
| their vehicles become the extension not | | | | instead of playing a CD. |