It’s All About Attention
Everyone knows that texting and driving is a terrible idea, but few understand why. Taking your eyes off the road has obvious disadvantages. But the real story behind the danger of texting while driving is far more interesting: It degrades our attention.
Over 90 percent of crashes are the fault of drivers. The most frequent driver mistake is “recognition error,” which encompasses “driver’s inattention, internal and external distractions, and inadequate surveillance.” In other words, most crashes are not caused by flagrantly intoxicated people, nor that aggressive driver who will do whatever it takes to get to their destination one minute earlier. Most crashes are caused by people like you and me who think they can pay attention to the road and do something else at the same time.
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