When you ‘check’ and ‘respond’ to notifications on your phone you have your eyes off the road, your hand off the wheel and you’re focused on your screen.
Not giving driving your full attention greatly increases the chances of you crashing and causing a fatal incident impacting yourself and others.
Find out more about distraction and inattention.
The faster you go, the longer it takes you to stop. In an emergency, the average driver takes about 1.5 seconds to react. Stopping distances increase exponentially the faster you go.
The faster you go, the longer it takes you to stop. In an emergency, the average driver takes about 1.5 seconds to react. Stopping distances increase exponentially the faster you go.
The faster you go, the longer it takes you to stop. In an emergency, the average driver takes about 1.5 seconds to react. Stopping distances increase exponentially the faster you go.