Cognitive Distractions and Their Role in Car Accidents
Most drivers know the dangers of physical distractions, such as using a cell phone or eating while behind the wheel. Drivers are equally familiar with the risks posed by visual distractions like slowing down to stare at an accident scene or searching the car floor for a lost item. However, one distraction that often goes unnoticed is cognitive distraction, which can pose as much of a risk as any physical or visual diversion. As a responsible motorist, it’s crucial to guard against such cognitive distractions for your well-being and the safety of others.
Things That Constitute “Distracted Driving” in Texas
Distracted driving is engaging in any activity that diverts the driver’s attention away from driving. It is a dangerous behavior that claimed 3,142 lives in the U.S. in 2020, as reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). For personal injury cases, it is important to understand the different types of distracted driving.
Will AI Cameras Make Amazon Delivery Vehicles Safer?
To increase safe driving with deliveries, Amazon has installed AI surveillance cameras in many of its delivery vans and in the vehicles of delivery subcontractors. These Netradyne camera systems use HD lenses to film from all four sides. The systems use AI method-supported software to detect potentially dangerous situations and to warn or correct delivery drivers by voice. For example, the automated voice warns the Amazon delivery person if he or she is too close to the vehicle ahead, driving too fast, engaging in distracted driving, or has failed to stop at a stop sign.
Distracted Driving: Does Your Teen Know the Dangers?
Before cell phones, distracted driving was usually limited to having a particularly chatty passenger or driving by something truly attention grabbing. But in this current age of technology, our rates of distracted driving accidents have skyrocketed, especially with teen drivers. Distracted driving poses a serious risk for teen drivers and passengers as it is a leading cause of car accidents and traffic fatalities among teenagers. Losing a child is every parent’s worst nightmare. That is why you should always make sure your teen understands the risks of distracted driving before you let them get behind the wheel of a car.
Pokémon Go Leads to Increase in Accidents
Seemingly overnight, the smartphone app “Pokémon Go” has taken the world by storm and has shot itself to the top of the app store, smashing records left and right as one of the fastest growing and most downloaded applications in history. Now, people everywhere are living out their fantasies of catching and training Pokémon in the real world, with many communities having sprung up throughout the country related to the app. Through the app’s clever use of GPS and augmented reality, players can find the iconic little monsters during their daily travels – making them appear as if they were right in front of players. While much of this is good fun and an excellent method of getting young people off the couch, like most things in life, it is not without its fair share of dangers.
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