The four most common behaviors observed in near-collision events in the second quarter were: drowsiness/falling asleep, running through a stoplight or stop sign, engaging in a lane change (merging or passing) and following at an unsafe distance.
Drowsiness was 23.2 times more likely to occur in near-collision events than in events which were not categorized as near collisions; and running stoplights or stop signs was 13.3 times more likely. But I’d be willing to BET that sipping and smoking were NOT major causation factors in those near-collisions.
Make no mistake, though: this issue of “distracted driving” is very serious and needs to be addressed. But we must also be VERY careful what we designate as a “distraction” going forward, too, or it might very well spark some serious pushback against efforts to get the public to change driving behaviors
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