DISCUSSION ISSUES/TOPICS
Safety Campaigns
- What information should be provided in public service announcements and how effective will it be? Who are the target drivers and how can they be reached?
- What information does the public need, as drivers or as consumers of technology products?
- How effective is the provision of safety tips? Do we understand the problem well enough to provide good tips?
- Is there a “learning curve” that makes the distraction risk particularly great for novice users of a technology or a specific product? Is there some way that training or practice could be introduced to minimize this?
- Is there a need to introduce driver distraction/technology use into driver education curricula? Do novice drivers potentially have greater distraction problems and can training help with this?
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| Have you changed how you use your cell phone in your vehicle because of a safety tip you saw or heard?
Driver Education: the secret to safer highways. 7/18/00 10:16:08 PM
Reply and Question to Education Advocates 7/19/00 12:26:56 PM
Safety campaigns will only go so far 7/19/00 3:29:19 PM
Increased Awareness of the Need for Safety 7/20/00 5:38:58 PM Sandra Houppert Private Citizen Refering to: Reply and Question to Education Advocates
Many drivers don't understand how dangerous a car can be. Fortunately, most of us don't witness very many traffic accidents, so we assume there aren't many. My family recently traveled to South Dakota, where each location on the highway where there has been an accident is marked with a small sign. The signs look like the ones that mark underground cables, but most of them say THINK! At the location of a fatal accident, the sign says WHY DIE? I was surprised that there were so many signs. Traffic is much more sparse than where I live and people didn't seem to be driving differently. I suppose that if my state used similar signs, I would be surprised about how many of them there are. Safety will not become an issue for drivers until they realize they are vulnerable. The signs would help as part of an overall safety awareness and education program. Appreciating the Privilege of Driving 7/20/00 9:57:10 PM
Educator's response to Joan Harris, Moderator 7/24/00 10:09:27 PM
I agree with Mark Renn 7/26/00 4:38:21 PM
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