The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines a distraction behind the wheel as “anything that takes your attention away from driving.” The agency also identifies three types of distracted driving: visual, mental and cognitive.
Activities other than texting that take a driver’s eyes off the road, hands off the steering wheel and mind off road and traffic conditions include
- Talking on a phone
- Eating and drinking
- Fiddling with the radio
- Applying makeup/Shaving
- Using a GPS device
- Speaking with passengers
- Reaching for a dropped object
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