Wrongful Death By Distraction

September 17, 2010

While researching information for yesterday's blog entry on the Megabus crash into a too low bridge span, I came accross a site run by the U.S. Department of Transportation, called "DISTRACTION.GOV - the Official U.S. Government Website for Distracted Driving".

I recommend a visit to the site, as it provides useful facts, figures and other information. I had never considered the "three main types of distraction": visual [eyes off the road], manual [hands off the wheel], and cognitive [mind elsewhere]. While opportunities for inattention are endless, "texting" involves all three types of distraction!

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