For some time on these pages we have been talking about distractions behind the wheel. Smartphone in hand, infotainment screens that are too full or sparkling, fatigue, stress, excessive nervousness can lead motorists to make senseless maneuvers and end up entangled in accidents, potentially even very dangerous. The chronicle, from the United States, adds another case to this list.
In Fort Lauderdale, Florida, firefighters and local police intervened at the scene of a car accident that at first appeared serious, but then downsized considering the relative good health of those involved. A Nissan Rogue SUV collided head-on with a van, causing very high damage to both vehicles. What makes this incident ‘special’ is why it happened. According to police reports, the driver of the SUV is finished out of lane because he was distracted by his passenger, who was practicing oral sex on him.
Many would laugh at this scenario. There is actually nothing funny about a head-on crash. In fact, in the past, for similar situations, there have been deaths and serious injuries. Although perhaps it did not take a study to imagine it, in 2014 – recalls the Jalopnik website – a research from the University of South Dakota had put pen to paper that a third of the drivers interviewed were guilty of having abandoned the correct lane and also their hands. from the steering wheel during sexual acts performed in a moving car. These are obviously missed tragedies like the one in Fort Lauderdale.
Driving distraction is a tremendous plague on our roads, and it is the daughter of a certain lightness with which we take to the road convinced that accidents cannot happen when we are driving. There are actually places and times to look at the phone or to withdraw, and they must not be made to coincide with the guide. Never.
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