{"id":5184,"date":"2018-04-25T08:44:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T08:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/?p=5184"},"modified":"2019-04-12T13:59:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T13:59:33","slug":"distraction-denial-stage-3-its-ok-to-text-at-stoplights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/distraction-denial-stage-3-its-ok-to-text-at-stoplights\/","title":{"rendered":"Distraction Denial Stage 3: It\u2019s OK to text at stoplights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is texting at stoplights any safer than texting while in moving\u00a0traffic? In this\u00a0third instalment of the <em>Seven Stages of Distraction Denial<\/em> series, eDriving\u2019s award-winning Brain Scientist Advisor Paul Atchley Ph.D. helps\u00a0managers and drivers understand the real impacts of distracted driving by revealing\u00a0just how risky it is to text at stoplights.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Stage 3: It\u2019s OK\u00a0to text at stoplights<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are stoplights a safe place for drivers to text? <\/strong><br \/>\nWhile texting while stopped might seem safe, there is still a lot an attentive driver is doing while stopped in order to be safe when they move. Texting at a stoplight isn\u2019t safe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happens to a driver\u2019s awareness if they text at a stoplight? <\/strong><br \/>\nWhen texting, all of our attention goes into the text. Our eyes are not scanning the road and our brain is not building a map of possible hazards. That means our awareness of the road when we start to drive is back to zero.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How can drivers use the time at stoplights to their advantage? <\/strong><br \/>\nThere is no more dangerous place during the drive than the intersection. Pedestrians, cyclists and cars make for a hazard filled environment. It is important to scan for hazards and build a mental map to help you navigate the intersection safely.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about this stage and <em>all<\/em> Seven Stages of Distraction Denial, view eDriving\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/sevenstagesofdenial\/webinar-7-stages-of-distraction-denial\/\">webinar<\/a> with Dr. Atchley in which he provides further insights and tips for avoiding distracted driving.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/distraction-denial-stage-4-hands-free-calls-are-ok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Distraction Denial Stage 4: Hands-free calls are ok<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Previous stages<br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/distraction-denial-stage-1-i-am-a-better-driver-than-most\/\">Distraction Denial Stage 1: I am a better driver than most<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/distraction-denial-stage-2-i-am-really-good-at-multitasking\/\">Distraction Denial Stage 2: I am really good at multitasking<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is texting at stoplights any safer than texting while in moving\u00a0traffic? In this\u00a0third instalment of the Seven Stages of Distraction Denial series, eDriving\u2019s award-winning Brain Scientist Advisor Paul Atchley Ph.D. helps\u00a0managers and drivers understand the real impacts of distracted driving by revealing\u00a0just how risky it is to text at stoplights. Stage 3: It\u2019s OK\u00a0to text [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":5185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-driving-for-work"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}