Improve Driver Safety - Use a Handsfree Bluetooth Kit
Just about everybody has a mobile phone (Cellphone) i think a statistic shows that over 250 million people own a mobile in America alone.
In England that figure is close to 100 million phones sold.
Our dependence on them is now more obvious than ever! we live in an environment where we need to be contactable 24/7, and feel exposed if we are not.
However this reliance on mobile phones is leading to a willingness to use mobiles in dangerous situations, even when we know we shouldn't.
For example using the mobile whilst driving is becoming more and more common leading to an increased number of serious accidents.
There are two main reasons why using the phone whilst driving is a serious hazard, firstly operating the mobile whilst driving involves looking away from the road and physically removing your hand from the steering wheel whether to answer or dial a number.
Secondly people can become absorbed in the conversation or texting and not pay attention to the road.
Although we are aware its socially unacceptable to phone and text while we drive we are often overcome with desire to do so, often believing that any negative effects of doing so can be compensated for by driving skill and experience, as a growing number of people are finding out this is not the case.
Evidence in several recent studies in the UK shows that the effects of using the mobile whilst driving are very similar to those of a drink driver.
Concentration levels are severely reduced when reaching for the phone or dialling a number and reduced further when texting.
This obviously reduces our reaction times significantly leaving us far less time to react than if we were driving normally, which is the actual cause of an accident.
Its safe to say that using you mobile phone whilst driving is now considered dangerous at the least.
Not only for you and your passengers but other vehicles on the road too.
Police forces often enforce this with fixed penalty's and points in an aid to reduce this growing trend.
There are many new initiatives set up to allow the use of mobile phones whilst driving with the aid of handsfree bluetooth car kits.
Advanced bluetooth car kits are now available for the majority of vehicles that allow you to fully navigate through your phone via voice commands, you can access your phonebook, text messages and other features on your phone with out moving your hands from the steering wheel totally eliminating the first problem associated with phone-driving.
Unfortunately the second problem associated with using the phone whilst driving can't be resolved with any device, When operating a vehicle you should always concentrate to the best of your ability.
It only takes a split second to cause an accident and that alone is down to the drivers involved.
However the use of a bluetooth car kit can significantly reduce the changes of being involved in an accident, that can only be good for drivers everywhere.
In England that figure is close to 100 million phones sold.
Our dependence on them is now more obvious than ever! we live in an environment where we need to be contactable 24/7, and feel exposed if we are not.
However this reliance on mobile phones is leading to a willingness to use mobiles in dangerous situations, even when we know we shouldn't.
For example using the mobile whilst driving is becoming more and more common leading to an increased number of serious accidents.
There are two main reasons why using the phone whilst driving is a serious hazard, firstly operating the mobile whilst driving involves looking away from the road and physically removing your hand from the steering wheel whether to answer or dial a number.
Secondly people can become absorbed in the conversation or texting and not pay attention to the road.
Although we are aware its socially unacceptable to phone and text while we drive we are often overcome with desire to do so, often believing that any negative effects of doing so can be compensated for by driving skill and experience, as a growing number of people are finding out this is not the case.
Evidence in several recent studies in the UK shows that the effects of using the mobile whilst driving are very similar to those of a drink driver.
Concentration levels are severely reduced when reaching for the phone or dialling a number and reduced further when texting.
This obviously reduces our reaction times significantly leaving us far less time to react than if we were driving normally, which is the actual cause of an accident.
Its safe to say that using you mobile phone whilst driving is now considered dangerous at the least.
Not only for you and your passengers but other vehicles on the road too.
Police forces often enforce this with fixed penalty's and points in an aid to reduce this growing trend.
There are many new initiatives set up to allow the use of mobile phones whilst driving with the aid of handsfree bluetooth car kits.
Advanced bluetooth car kits are now available for the majority of vehicles that allow you to fully navigate through your phone via voice commands, you can access your phonebook, text messages and other features on your phone with out moving your hands from the steering wheel totally eliminating the first problem associated with phone-driving.
Unfortunately the second problem associated with using the phone whilst driving can't be resolved with any device, When operating a vehicle you should always concentrate to the best of your ability.
It only takes a split second to cause an accident and that alone is down to the drivers involved.
However the use of a bluetooth car kit can significantly reduce the changes of being involved in an accident, that can only be good for drivers everywhere.
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