Getting Ready to Drive by Eva Apelqvist

Author:Eva Apelqvist [Apelqvist, Eva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4645-0351-1
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2012-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

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Using a cell phone while driving-for either talking or texting-is highly dangerous.

Focusing only on the car in front of you.

“Teens have not yet developed the ability to ‘scan’ far ahead and to the sides, as they drive,” says a Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia report. “They also don’t detect hazards, such as pedestrians or roadside objects, as quickly as adults.”14 As we learned from the study that looked at eye movements of an experienced driver and an inexperienced driver as they approached a computer-simulated crosswalk, teens have yet to learn where to look. However, that study also showed that with good training, teens could learn this vital task quickly.

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