It can only mean one thing... Bad attention. 

 

Another main distraction that involves the technology of our smartphones has been discovered in many cases such as distracted driving. Distracted driving affects people of all ages, but has been found to mainly be associated with the younger population that are more inexperienced drivers.Studies show that, “drivers in their 20s make up 27 percent of the distracted drivers in fatal crashes (NHTSA).”  Many studies have shown that not only do people text and drive, but are also distracted in many different ways. It has been found that, “approximately 660,000 drivers are using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices while driving, a number that has held steady since 2010 (NOPUS).”  According to the World Health Organization, there are four different types of distractions that can potentially happen while driving. These types include; “visual (e.g. looking away from the road for a non driving-related task), cognitive (e.g. reflecting on a subject of conversation as a result of talking on the phone – rather than analysing the road situation), physical (e.g. when the driver holds or operates a device rather than steering with both hands, or dialling on a mobile phone or leaning over to tune a radio that may lead to rotating the steering wheel), and  auditory (e.g. responding to a ringing mobile phone, or if a device is turned up so loud that it masks other sounds, such as ambulance sirens).”

The end result of distracted driving can be very brutal. When drivers are distracted, they tend to forget what is actually going on in front of  or even around them. Sometimes these crashes involved with distracted driving can even become fatal. Innocent people have been found dead due to distracted driving. “23% of auto collisions involved cell phones,” that's about 1.3 million crashes.