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Difficulty: MediumManaging In-Vehicle Distractions

Your portable satellite navigation (sat-nav) system loses its GPS signal and prompts you to manually select an alternative route while you are travelling on a dual carriageway. What should you do?

  1. A
    Reduce your speed in the current lane and reprogram the device while scanning the road ahead
  2. Continue driving and find a safe and legal place to pull over and stop before adjusting the screenAnswer
  3. C
    Glance down repeatedly to enter the destination whenever you reach a straight section of the road
  4. D
    Move across into the right-hand lane to create more clearance before operating the touchscreen controls

Answer

Continue driving and find a safe and legal place to pull over and stop before adjusting the screen
Any manual programming or troubleshooting of satellite navigation equipment must be carried out only when the vehicle is stationary and parked in a safe, legal position. Adjusting navigation systems on the move causes dangerous visual, physical, and cognitive distraction.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the source of in-cabin distraction
Recognise that interacting with the sat-nav screen requires cognitive, visual, and manual engagement.
Operating in-vehicle technology while the vehicle is in motion significantly impairs situational awareness.
2
Evaluate road safety and Highway Code regulations
Determine that drivers must maintain full control of their vehicle and must not be distracted by in-vehicle systems.
Highway Code Rules 149 and 150 require safe vehicle control and state that navigation equipment must only be adjusted when stationary in a safe place.
3
Select the appropriate remedial driving action
Ignore the device temporarily, follow the flow of traffic, and locate a designated lay-by, service area, or suitable parking spot to stop.
Stopping safely eliminates the distraction without posing a hazard to other road users.

Key Concept

Managing satellite navigation and touchscreen devices safely without compromising vehicle control
Estimated Time:50s
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Managing In-Vehicle Distractions

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