Presented by: Cameron, Maggie, Matthew, and Jeta

1. Coffee. 2. Hot soup. 3. Tacos. 4. Chili. 5. Hamburgers. 6. Barbecued food. 7. Fried chicken. 8. Jelly or cream-filled donuts. 9. Soft drinks10. Chocolate.

You need just a few seconds to grab your sandwich and unwrap it, and that same amount of time is all it takes to lose control of the vehicle due to distraction or hands taken off the steering wheel.

Spilled hot drinks are hazardous themselves, not to mention that all the attempts to wipe the spills from your sparkling dress or suit will make you forget about the traffic rules, driving and the road.

Fried food and pizza inevitably make your hands greasy and slippery, which gives you less control over the steering wheel and the gear stick.

Crumbs, splashes of soda and other dropped bits of food will incite drivers’ instinctive reactions to clean the mess immediately, before it becomes a permanent stain. Needless to say this doesn’t help safe driving.

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3909972.shtml#.VgAP-tLBzGc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTu5zoDaswQ

This woman didn’t get the hint the first time.

Some of the reasons that eating while driving is so risky are that it:

    - Prevents drivers from keeping both hands on the steering wheel – and, in many cases, causes drivers to try to steer with their knees, which is particularly dangerous

    - Takes drivers eyes off of the road.

   - Prevent them from noticing changes in the road conditions and/or important signs of potential danger, such as key road signs, changing signals and/or other drivers weaving in

and out of lanes.

   - Can slow down drivers’ reaction times and prevent them from making the necessary maneuvers in order to avoid car accidents.