3 Easy Steps to Avoid Distractions While Driving

3 Easy steps to avoid distractions while driving

According to statistics kept by the NHTSA, approximately 3,000 people die each year as a result of distractions while driving. Limiting distractions while driving is a key component of being a safe driver. The listed items below will help take proactive steps to reduce the risks.

1. Don’t use your phone while driving!

Our devices have become an extension of our bodies. Many people cannot go for very long without using their devices. Using a safe driving setting on your phone will prevent alerts from getting your attention and avoid the impulse to pick up the phone.

2. Limit activity within the vehicle.

Passengers and pets can be very distracting to a driver. Keeping noise and activity within the vehicle to a reasonable level will prevent your attention from being taken off of your driving.

3. Stay disciplined.

There are countless factors outside the vehicle that can pull our eyes away from the road. Billboards, wildlife, scenery, pedestrians, and other drivers can easily divert our focus if we allow them to. Keeping disciplined and only looking momentarily before focusing back on the road will prevent something we see from becoming something we are staring at.

At NHSA, we want to help all drivers to be safe drivers. Check out our online driver’s ed classes and basic driver safety courses to see how we can help you as well