{"id":7701,"date":"2019-04-22T07:37:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T11:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivercheck.net\/wp\/?p=7701"},"modified":"2021-11-09T12:36:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T17:36:59","slug":"how-to-prevent-attentional-blindness-while-driving-a-cmv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/how-to-prevent-attentional-blindness-while-driving-a-cmv","title":{"rendered":"How to Prevent Attentional Blindness While Driving a CMV"},"content":{"rendered":"
Distracted driving makes headlines for obvious safety reasons. Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) drivers that eat, text, or place calls while behind the wheel have their attention pulled in several directions. Their focus is split between the road and what\u2019s in their hands, both of which make them less able to react to what\u2019s going on around them. However, attentional blindness can be just as dangerous as even a seemingly focused driver can overlook what\u2019s happening right in front of them.<\/p>\n
The concept has been around since the early 1990s. Scientists at MIT performed experiments that show our mind\u2019s eye is in control of what we see and perceive which can affect individuals\u2019 expectations of what they should<\/em> see rather than what they actually<\/em> see. This occurs because human minds can\u2019t process every piece of data they see. Instead, the human mind prioritizes what it observes and then fills in any missing pieces to provide a continuous experience. As a result, drivers can miss obvious things that are happening before their eyes, such as a pedestrian using a crosswalk or a motorcycle in front of the CMV.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, unlike distracted driving, there isn\u2019t a simple solution for attentional blindness. Driver\u2019s can\u2019t tell their brains to stop performing a basic function like they can put away their cellphones. However, drivers can take numerous steps to try to reduce the effects:<\/p>\n Improving attentional blindness is a team effort. While drivers can take steps to improve their focus, fleet managers need to identify areas of safety strengths and weaknesses. Investing in telematics can simplify and expedite this process. By encouraging good behaviors and working to mitigate undesirable ones, managers can improve fleet safety. Contact the experts at DriverCheck<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Distracted driving makes headlines for obvious safety reasons. Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) drivers that eat, text, or place calls while behind the wheel have their attention pulled in several directions. Their focus is split between the road and what\u2019s in their hands, both of which make them less able to react to what\u2019s going on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[30,45,223,35],"tags":[69,38,212,269,47],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7701"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7701"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8012,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7701\/revisions\/8012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n