DE Chapter 8 vocab

When a person continually looks all around the scene of a crash or fire

You are not focusing mentally on the primary task of driving

When a driver’s awareness and focus drift to anything other than the driving task

Anything that causes you to take your eyes off the roadway ahead

When an event, person, activity, or object draws a driver’s attention away from the driving task

Any distraction caused by sounds

Flying objects that could be a hazard to a driver or passenger

Any mechanical act not specifically related to driving that is performed by a driver

When a person stares