Understanding the Dangers of Distracted Driving

What has become a new concern for parents in addition to drinking and driving?

• Playing loud music

• Texting and driving

• Speeding

• Eating while driving

What was the truck driver in Arizona allegedly doing when he crashed into police cars and emergency vehicles?

• Sleeping

• Eating

• Listening to the radio

• Looking at pictures on his phone

What charges is the truck driver Jorge Espinoza facing?

• 20 felony charges including second-degree murder

• Community service

• A fine

• 5 misdemeanor charges

What did Espinoza claim he was distracted by, according to his initial statement to the police?

• A phone call

• Changing the radio station

• A billboard

• A passing truck

What activity is reported in over 18 percent of distracted driving fatalities in the United States?

• Cell phone use

• Reading

• Eating

• Applying makeup

At any given moment, approximately how many drivers are using cell phones while driving?

• 500,000

• 660,000

• 100,000

• 1 million

What is the reaction time of a driver using a cell phone compared to?

• A person with a blood-alcohol level at 0.08 percent

• A person who is sleep-deprived

• A teenager driving for the first time

• An elderly person

What are the three types of distractions mentioned?

• Mental, Physical, Emotional

• Cognitive, Emotional, Visual

• Auditory, Visual, Physical

• Visual, Cognitive, Manual

Why is texting while driving particularly dangerous?

• It combines visual, cognitive, and manual distractions

• It requires listening skills

• It is only a visual distraction

• It is less engaging than talking

How much more likely are you to be involved in an accident if you are texting while driving?

• 2 times more likely

• 10 times more likely

• 5 times more likely

• 23 times more likely