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Cell Phone Use While Driving

• Review of recent studies on hands free and findings

• Exercise to demonstrate hands free distraction

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Introduction

• In BC on average, 23 workers are killed, and another 1,290 are injured and miss time from work due to work-related motor vehicle incidents (MVIs).

September 30, 2014

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Introduction

• Alaska Hwy from Fort St. John to Fort Nelson• 4th deadliest Highway in BC 30 Fatal crashes in last 10 years.

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Distracted Driving

• Do you talk hands free, while driving?• Do you talk on a hand held cell phone?• Do you text while driving?• Do you Drink and Drive?

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Distracted Driving

Driving Drunk LESS dangerous than

using either hand held or hands free

cell phone!

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Distracted Driving

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Distracted Driving

• Method of Test• In Laboratory • Driving Simulator• In Cars while driving through a neighbourhood

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Distracted Driving

Cell phone users had MORE

crashes than Drunk Drivers!

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Distracted Driving

PERCENTAGE DECREASE IN REACTION TIME

At the Legal Limit for Alcohol

Under the influence of Cannabis

Talking on a Hands- Free Cell Phone

Speech to Text system

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Distracted Driving

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Recent Studies

DRIVERS IN SIMULATORS WHILE USING HANDS FREE REAR

ENDED VEHICLES!

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Recent Studies

CELL PHONE USE SAFER THAN DRUNK

DRIVING

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Exercise to Demonstrate Driving Distraction

Driving Challenge

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Distracted Driving

STRONGEST EVIDENCE YET THAT HANDS-FREE DOES NOT

MEAN RISK-FREE

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Distracted Driving

Multiple Studies (Including Pop Culture)Hands Free Hand Held Still DistractedWorse Than Drinking And Driving

• REVIEW