Tag: distraction

Fatal Distraction as Drivers Prioritise Phones over Safety

A South Australian Police (SAPOL) operation has found that twice as many drivers were caught using their mobile phones last week as compared to a week in January. Operation Fatal Distraction, conducted statewide from March 21 to 27, focused on motorists committing distraction-based offences related to mobile phone use. During the seven day period, 257…


Silence Really Is Golden

Years ago, before a smartphone was clutched in every human hand, I posed a question to our 300-plus high school students. After years of working in a high school as a teacher and counselor, I noticed some changes in our culture that were causing me pause. I figured it would be helpful to hear directly…


Rins Reveals Injury Was Caused by Mobile Phone Distraction

Suzuki’s Spanish MotoGP rider Alex Rins revealed on Thursday the injury that ruled him out of his home Catalan grand prix this month was caused by riding his bicycle into a van while messaging on a mobile phone. “Normally I’m not playing with the mobile when I’m on my bicycle unless I’m writing an important…