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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally Posted by shakran
But there are all sorts of non-driving distractions that you deal with every day. You listen to the radio. you change stations. You change CD's, or tracks on CD's, you play with the heater or the air conditioner, mess with your seat controls, eat, drink, think about things other than driving. . .all sorts of distractions. The trick is not legislating the distractions. The trick is in teachign drivers to be aware of teh distractions and how to prioritize them.
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I don't think I'm the best driver out there, especially since from 16-18 I drove every day, from 19-21 I drove every day, the spots in between until were pretty spotty, and now, I'm lucky to drive the car once a month.
As far as distractions go, yes, you are right they exist, and it's prioritzation. I don't mucky with anything when the car is in motion. It does mean that I'm uncomfortable for a few minutes longer since I have to wait to adjust the temperature or change the radio station, if I'm alone in the car. Otherwise I rely on the passenger to do those things at my request.
The part that most everyone else is missing in this thread is that even if you are the safest driver our there that doesn't prepare you for the OTHER person on the road who isn't as careful as you, and that is all that it takes. Just being on the road with individuals like that raises the statistics and probability that you will be in an accident to greater than 0%.
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