The cognitive factors that can cause an accident from talking or texting on a phone are, responding slowly to what’s going on around your car such as pulling over to the side of the road if there is an emergency vehicle behind you, stopping at a stop sign or even a stop light, or slowing down so you don’t crash into the person in front of you. The other factor is visual distraction. The texting or even a phone call falls into this because you are simply taking your eyes off the road because you hear or see the phone ring or receive a message. Some of the physical factors include, not paying attention as to what is going on around you, acting drowsy from not getting enough sleep the night before, missing a stop sign or stoplight, not paying attention to the flow of traffic, or again simply receiving a text or a phone call. The article that I found is about teens who listen to music while driving in the car which causes them to lose their focus while driving. Its just not about using cell phones anymore, its about teens listening to music while they are
The cognitive factors that can cause an accident from talking or texting on a phone are, responding slowly to what’s going on around your car such as pulling over to the side of the road if there is an emergency vehicle behind you, stopping at a stop sign or even a stop light, or slowing down so you don’t crash into the person in front of you. The other factor is visual distraction. The texting or even a phone call falls into this because you are simply taking your eyes off the road because you hear or see the phone ring or receive a message. Some of the physical factors include, not paying attention as to what is going on around you, acting drowsy from not getting enough sleep the night before, missing a stop sign or stoplight, not paying attention to the flow of traffic, or again simply receiving a text or a phone call. The article that I found is about teens who listen to music while driving in the car which causes them to lose their focus while driving. Its just not about using cell phones anymore, its about teens listening to music while they are