Eyes Forward

Driving can be fun, but mostly it is a utilitarian activity, often boring, but potentially lethal, particularly when the driver engages in a distracting secondary task such as texting (or emailing or dialing) (texting while driving [TWD]). Secondary tasks are not essential to the driving task and distracting to the extent they take the driver's eyes and mind off the driving task. The longer a driver's eyes are off the forward roadway for any reason, the greater the likelihood of a crash, a wayward glance of 2 seconds approximately doubling the risk of a crash [1,2].

Source: Journal of Adolescent Health - November 16, 2018 Category: Child Development Authors: Bruce Simons-Morton, Pnina Gershon Tags: Editorial Source Type: research