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Traffic

DNA DatabaseOn this month’s traffic segment Garda Derek Cloughley was in studio to discuss "driver distraction" and how seemingly simple things affect a drivers ability to react, especially in a sudden or emergency situation. 

The most obvious example of how a driver is distracted are mobile phones, talking, texting or data/ internet use  – however there are many more that interfere with the task of driving. There was a practical demonstration in studio using the RSA’s reaction test machine that has the ability to test reaction time, and how this is affected by distraction.