Eating and driving has been proven to be very distracting while driving. A study done by, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) concluded that, “those who eat and drive increase the odds of an accident by 80%! They also concluded that 65% of near miss accidents are caused by distracted drivers fussing with food and drinks.” (drive-safely.net). Surprisingly eating and driving is dangerous and can lead to problems. It is said that the most dangerous thing to drink while driving is coffee. If you are to spill hot coffee on yourself while driving it is shown to lead to accidents. “If you look down to grab your coffee cup, or to manipulate it into the cup-holder, you participate in visual distraction. Although your attention and eyes only be distracted from the road for seconds, your reaction time shortens immensely. In addition, many drivers admit to looking down at their coffee cup when hitting a bump or pothole in the road since these small bumps cause spills.” (Shook and Stone). There are more ways people get distracted while driving. For example, many women do makeup while driving, this is very dangerous because you are taking your eyes off the road and concentrating in the mirror. “According to the Daily Mail, insurers estimate that as many as 450,000 accidents a year …show more content…
With technology constantly evolving and adapting to peoples needs, we are starting to see cars with “hands free” phone connections. This helps drivers talk through the car to use their cell phones while being able to keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel. Hands free technology will hook your phone up to the car and allow you to use a cell phone safely while operating a motorized vehicle, but we will get into this later. There are also many new applications for your cell phone that can be downloaded to help keep people from getting distracted while driving. Even though society is starting to take a stand against distracted driving, there is still more that can be done to keep people safe while behind the