‘Safe driving’ tips are easy to ignore. We don’t think we are ‘unsafe’ drivers so we hope other people read them and then carry on scrolling.<\/p>\n\n\n
It’s not our fault \u2013 every time we arrive somewhere safely, we have proof that we are good drivers. And research<\/a> shows that nearly everyone over-estimates their abilities \u2013 and not just in driving. It seems obvious to us that we are good drivers, so why should we heed warnings about distracted driving?<\/p>\n\n\n Have you ever been the passenger in someone else\u2019s car when they have picked up their mobile device? And did it make you nervous? Most people think they can use their phone without it making a difference on their driving \u2013 but of that same group 90% said they would feel unsafe if the driver used their phone while they were a passenger.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n So deep down nearly all of us have a sense that being distracted while driving is dangerous. That\u2019s probably the instinct we should listen to.<\/p>\n\n\n Another reason we don\u2019t think we\u2019re bad drivers? The myth of multi-tasking.<\/a> Computers can do it \u2013 and lots of workaholics brag about it -but research shows that all human beings have a hard time mixing motor skills \u2013 like driving \u2013 with thinking skills \u2013 like reading and writing. Simply put \u2013 when we drive AND do something, we do both things worse.<\/p>\n\n\n If we all agree (see above) that distracted driving is bad \u2013 that means we all probably want to stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Try these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Statistics don\u2019t work when it comes to persuading people \u2013 but stories do. That\u2019s why all those commercials get made. And personal stories feel even more real. So make a difference by telling your story of how you put your phone down \u2013 and share it on our Facebook page<\/a> – maybe you\u2019ll help someone else drive more safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cWe Are More Afraid As Passengers.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n
There\u2019s no such thing as \u2018multi-tasking.\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n
Drive Without Distraction.<\/h2>\n\n\n
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