Unit 9 Words to Know

One that occurs inside the vehicle, i.e., other passengers, using a cell phone, adjusting controls, eating or drinking, etc (a)  

• Inside distraction
• Distraction
• Inattention
• Mental distraction
• Rubbernecking
• Text messaging
• Outside distraction
• Physical distraction

Common term for sending short text messages from cell phones (a)  

• Text messaging
• Distraction
• Inattention
• Inside distraction
• Mental distraction
• Outside distraction
• Physical distraction
• Rubbernecking

One that occurs outside the vehicle, i.e., crash scenes, objects in roadway, police vehicle, billboards, etc (a)  

• Outside distraction
• Distraction
• Inattention
• Inside distraction
• Mental distraction
• Physical distraction
• Rubbernecking
• Text messaging

Results when a situation, event, object or person draws a driver’s focus away from driving (a)  

• Distraction
• Inattention
• Inside distraction
• Mental distraction
• Outside distraction
• Physical distraction
• Rubbernecking
• Text messaging

When drivers maintain eye contact with a crash scene, even beyond the point that they pass the scene (a)  

• Rubbernecking
• Distraction
• Inattention
• Inside distraction
• Mental distraction
• Outside distraction
• Physical distraction
• Text messaging

A type of distraction that takes the driver’s mind away from the road, such as engaging in conversation with a passenger or thinking about something that happened during the day (a)  

• Mental distraction
• Distraction
• Inattention
• Inside distraction
• Outside distraction
• Physical distraction
• Rubbernecking
• Text messaging

Occurs when a driver’s attention drifts away from driving without having been influenced by a situation, event or person (a)  

• Inattention
• Distraction
• Inside distraction
• Mental distraction
• Outside distraction
• Physical distraction
• Rubbernecking
• Text messaging

A type of distraction that causes a driver to take his or her hands off the wheel or eyes off the road, such as reaching for an object (a)  

• Physical distraction
• Distraction
• Inattention
• Inside distraction
• Mental distraction
• Outside distraction
• Rubbernecking
• Text messaging