Texting while driving and other distractions on the road can cause serious damage to the cars around them. The Law Office of Frederic E. Waczewski, P.A. in Orlando is dedicated to helping you make sure that you do not become a victim of a distracted driver. If you are interested in learning more about distracted drivers and how to avoid them, contact the Law Office of Frederic E. Waczewski, P.A., an Orlando personal injury lawyer, and schedule a consultation.
Manual Distractions
The distractions that drivers may suffer from on the road are divided into categories. These categories help dictate where the distractions fall on the spectrum but they result in the same thing: the possibility for an accident.
Manual distractions are those which physically remove your hands from the steering wheel. These can be anything from eating and drinking to adjusting someone else’s seatbelt to searching through your purse or wallet. Any time that you are letting go of the steering wheel, you are putting yourself and those around you at risk, which is why manual distractions are so dangerous.
Visual Distractions
Visual distractions deal with any type of distractions that take your eyes from the road. These can be anything from doing your makeup in the mirror to checking the GPS for a location. When you remove your eyes from the road, you logically cannot see what is coming ahead and what may be an obstruction to you as you are driving.
Cognitive Distractions
Cognitive distractions are anything that remove your mind and focus from the actual action of driving. These are not quite as easy to see as visual or manual distractions, but the end result is the same. These can come in the form of the driver speaking to a passenger, the driver being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or even something as simple as the driver daydreaming.
Texting While Driving
Texting while driving is perhaps the most dangerous of the three because it engages all three types of distractions. It is a manual distraction, visual distraction, and cognitive distraction. This means that you are not paying to the road or your car when you text. Even if you insist that you can do both, it is akin to impairing your driving through drinking because you are completely focused on the task of driving.
As an Orlando personal injury lawyer, the Law Office of Frederic E. Waczewski, P.A. knows that distracted drivers come in many forms and they are not always easy to spot ahead of time. That is why we provide services to fight against distracted drivers and get the compensation you deserve.
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If you have been a victim of a distracted driver, contact the Law Office of Frederic E. Waczewski, P.A. and get the help that you need. As an experienced Orlando personal injury lawyer, we know how dangerous distracted drivers can be and we strive to help our clients as best as we can.
