{"id":8514,"date":"2018-07-26T12:44:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T16:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-vez.catalyseweb.com\/?p=8514"},"modified":"2018-10-11T16:53:17","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T20:53:17","slug":"distracted-driving-avoidable-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groupevezina.com\/en\/distracted-driving-avoidable-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Distracted driving: an avoidable risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not focusing your full attention on the road when driving can have tragic consequences. Don\u2019t let anything distract your attention from the road. Driving demands concentration.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are three main sources of distraction: visual (eyes elsewhere than on the road), manual (hands elsewhere than on the steering wheel) and cognitive (thinking about something other than driving your vehicle)*.<\/p>\n

Several awareness campaigns have been conducted in recent years aimed at preventing cellphone use while driving. However, many other distractions exist besides cellphones that can cause a lot of harm. And even though they aren\u2019t illegal, we shouldn\u2019t minimize the role of more common distractions when driving, such as checking your GPS, drinking or eating, putting on makeup, giving instructions to children, trying to restrain a pet or adjusting the radio. These are all risks when it comes to paying attention to the road.<\/p>\n

Regardless of the source of distraction, it\u2019s better for you and the others on the road to refrain from taking any chances.<\/p>\n

Reduce the distractions<\/h4>\n

Here are a few tips for minimizing distractions when driving:<\/p>\n

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  1. Don\u2019t take calls or answer texts. Put your phone in \u201cairplane\u201d mode or turn off the ringer and notifications.<\/li>\n
  2. Plan your trip beforehand so you don\u2019t have to figure out how to get there while driving.<\/li>\n
  3. Leave enough time to get where you\u2019re going without feeling rushed.<\/li>\n
  4. Don\u2019t turn the music up so loud that you can\u2019t hear other cars\u2019 tires squealing, horns or sirens.<\/li>\n
  5. Secure objects you are transporting in the car so they can\u2019t fall or fly around the passenger compartment.<\/li>\n
  6. Prepare your children before leaving. If it will be a long trip for them, tell them what to expect. Organize your vehicle: make sure they are comfortable, bring snacks and things for them to do, and stop for breaks.<\/li>\n
  7. Brush your hair or put on your makeup before leaving\u2026 or when you get there!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What about insurance?<\/h4>\n

    During a moment of inattention, you don\u2019t brake in time and hit the vehicle in front of you. Even if your policy covers the damage with \u201cCollision\u201d or \u201cAll-perils\u201d coverage (Chapter B), you will be held responsible for the accident.<\/p>\n

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    Source: Infoassurance.ca<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Not focusing your full attention on the road when driving can have tragic consequences. Don\u2019t let anything distract your attention from the road. Driving demands concentration. There are three main sources of distraction: visual (eyes elsewhere than on the road), manual (hands elsewhere than on the steering wheel) and cognitive (thinking about something other than […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":8529,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[149,36,18],"tags":[248,212,213,38,61],"class_list":["post-8514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice","category-conseils","category-vehicle-insurance","tag-accident-en-2","tag-auto-insurance","tag-fender-bender","tag-prevention","tag-tips"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.groupevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.groupevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.groupevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.groupevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.groupevezina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}