When driving, how to use mobile navigation without breaking the law?

The driver was startled by a Weibo the other day. A car owner in Shanghai was punished by the traffic police for using mobile navigation while driving, and the circumstances were quite serious. When using the mobile navigation, the police car will detect the "fluctuation" of the mobile phone in the car, and then stop for punishment. Afterwards, the police responded and confirmed that it was a misunderstanding of the owner, not that the mobile navigation could not be used, but that the mobile phone could not be operated while driving.

Another piece of news is very scary. A few days ago, a van rolled over on an expressway in Taiwan Province Province, but a passing Tesla Model 3 turned a blind eye and ran into it. Fortunately, there is nothing wrong with the owner. According to the owner's self-report, Model 3 was self-driving at that time. When he found the big truck, it was too late to take further measures.

What is distracted driving?

These two things seem to have nothing to do with each other, but in fact they all involve a dangerous driving behavior: distracted driving. Distracted driving is translated from English. There is no such term in China's traffic safety laws and regulations, but there are relevant provisions. In recent years, traffic police have also increased the monitoring and punishment of distracted driving behavior.

Using mobile phone while driving is the most common distracted driving behavior; There are also many people who drink water, smoke and eat while driving; Some experts can also chat on WeChat, brush Weibo and take selfies while driving. According to a survey commissioned by Ford Motor Company, nearly 60% drivers in China have read WeChat while driving, 3 1% drivers take photos or take selfies with their mobile phones, and 36% drivers have swiped Weibo or WeChat friends circle.

In detail, according to the classification of NHTSA Expressway Traffic Safety Administration, distracted driving has four manifestations.

One is visual dispersion. That is, the eyes are not staring at the road, but attracted by other things, such as hot and beautiful women with nosebleeds on the roadside;

The second is auditory dispersion. Drivers pay too much attention to a certain sound and ignore the road environment, such as the unexpected honey phone call from the first lover;

The third is physical distraction. It means that the driver frees up one hand or even two hands to fiddle with other things, such as pouting and taking selfies, which fascinates all beings;

The fourth is cognitive dispersion. Commonly known as absent-mindedness, for example, female white-collar workers think of Tik Tok, the fox at the next stop. She is so charming that she will think deeply about selfie skills while driving.

These four kinds of interference are often intertwined. For example, when you were driving, you saw a WeChat voice message on your mobile phone. In this process, it is a physical distraction to leave the steering wheel with one hand and click on the WeChat APP on the mobile phone. Your eyes are on the mobile phone, which is a visual distraction; Listening to voice information is auditory dispersion; The attention attracted by WeChat voice content is cognitive dispersion.

Therefore, distracted driving is not only "distracted", but also includes keeping your hands off the steering wheel (one hand or even both hands), keeping your eyes off the road and paying attention to driving.

How terrible is distracted driving? How to punish?

Isn't it just taking a look at WeChat while driving? Is this a big deal?

It's big. Research data show that in serious traffic accidents with casualties, the proportion caused by distracted driving is above 70%.

The car is driving very fast, and a few seconds of negligence may lead to a big mistake. The so-called love and hate, all in a flash.

You can do a simple calculation. If you are driving on a city road and the speed is 40 kilometers per hour (not fast), a WeChat message will ring on your mobile phone. It takes at least 5 seconds for you to unlock your phone, click on WeChat and browse the content quickly. When I looked up at the road after watching the mobile phone, the car had "run" for more than 50 meters. If in the process of five seconds and fifty meters, the car in front suddenly brakes or someone wants to cross the road, it will be in big trouble.

In fact, if you have paid attention to relevant reports, you will know that in recent years, there have been many casualties caused by distracted driving of online car drivers on urban roads. There are two main reasons for the driver's distraction: one is to use the mobile phone, and the other is to chat with passengers.

This is still low speed. If it is on a national highway or expressway, the car can run 100 meters or more in 5 seconds. Reading a WeChat is equivalent to opening 100 meters with your eyes closed. Do you think it is dangerous?

Even if you don't leave the road, distracted driving will reduce your sensitivity to the surrounding environment and your reaction ability. For example, if you chat with a mobile phone or voice WeChat, the driver will be attracted and distracted by the content of the chat. The simulation experiment shows that the driver's attention will be reduced by 20% because of the opportunity to drive a thug; If the conversation is important, your attention will drop by 37%.

During normal driving, the response time for the driver to take actions such as braking and steering after seeing the situation is 0.3 seconds-1 second. If he is on the phone, the response time will be delayed by about 3 times. When driving, people often need to deal with some unexpected situations. Once the response is slow, the risk of car accidents will increase exponentially.

Distracted driving is also annoying: it affects traffic. Whether you open a mobile phone or chat on WeChat, the speed will slow down involuntarily, and the driver's lateral control ability of the vehicle will also deteriorate. If the car in front of you slowly gets in the way on the road, some cars will swing from side to side intentionally or unintentionally. If you change lanes, nine times out of ten, you will see the owner smirking at the mobile phone.

Although there is no "distracted driving" in China's traffic regulations, these behaviors have attracted the attention of traffic police, and various localities have been carrying out rectification activities. The Shanghai car owner mentioned at the beginning was punished for fiddling with his mobile phone while driving. Nowadays, high-definition monitoring equipment on roads is becoming popular. In addition to making phone calls, setting navigation, smoking, eating and taking selfies, if you are photographed, you will be punished.

The punishment is based on Article 62 of the Regulations on the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law: driving a motor vehicle is not allowed to engage in "making and receiving cell phones, watching TV and other behaviors that hinder safe driving"-distracted driving is generally classified as "behaviors that hinder safe driving", and 200 yuan is generally fined, with 2 points recorded.

Note that this refers to the "handheld phone". The Guiding Opinions on the Identification and Handling of Road Traffic Violations (I) issued by the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security on 20 13 stipulates that drivers should operate mobile phone calls or send and receive short messages, watch mobile phone videos and operate mobile phone software while driving. , as illegal driving of motor vehicles. Drivers use hands-free car phones, cell phone headsets or hands-free functions to make calls, and it is not illegal to make or answer hand-held phones without affecting safety.

Can I use my mobile phone, WeChat or Tik Tok when waiting for a red light or traffic jam? The police have officially responded that driving a motor vehicle on the road is a continuous process. Waiting for a red light and encountering traffic jams are all driving processes. At this time, using mobile phones will be punished.

Restraint, must be restrained.

Will driving with mobile navigation be punished? Many car owners will be surprised by this news headline, because everyone usually does this. The police's response made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, not that they could not use it, but that they could not operate the mobile phone while driving, such as changing the navigation destination.

In law enforcement, the police will use high-definition monitoring probes to capture the use of mobile phones, set navigation, smoke, eat, take selfies and so on. Driving at the same time, and be punished according to "behavior that hinders safe driving". In fact, the standard of snapshot is "physical distraction", to see if there is "hands-on" and whether the hand has left the steering wheel to do other things. There is no recognition technology for visual, auditory and cognitive distractions.

Even if there is a means of monitoring and capturing, the probability of the owner being "recruited" is actually very low, and police law enforcement mainly plays a warning role for distracted driving. Looking at it from another angle, the owner himself is the potential victim of distracted driving first. Whether the traffic police can supervise or not, we should be aware of the danger and refrain from improper behavior.

How to avoid distracted driving?

The most important thing is self-discipline. Try not to touch your cell phone while driving. You should understand that making phone calls, chatting on WeChat, answering text messages and taking selfies are all dangerous actions that may lead to car accidents.

Before the car starts, you should set the navigation destination. If you need to change your itinerary midway, you should find a safe place to park and reset it.

The sound effects of the car stereo, the radio channel and the song list you want to listen to should be set in advance. Don't operate the sound system in a complicated way while driving.

Making some necessary preparations before departure can reduce the "small moves" in the process of driving. In a word, the car is a high-speed steel machine, and it may become a murder weapon with a little carelessness. When the control of the car is in your hands, you must concentrate on driving without any distractions.

Nowadays, many cars are advocating "intelligent network connection", and there are more and more functions of car and machine integration. In addition to the two basic functions of sound and navigation, you can also install various apps, listen to online programs, watch online videos, chat on WeChat, brush Tik Tok, play games and so on. With so many temptations, the probability of drivers being distracted is greatly increased. The so-called intelligence means that some functions can be controlled by voice interaction, but the voice control function is still in a "low intelligence" state, and drivers often need to repeatedly confirm the feedback information of voice control, which aggravates "auditory distraction" and even "cognitive distraction".

Some manufacturers integrate too many functions into the big screen of the car for the sake of "scientific sense", and drivers need to rummage through the boxes to realize some common operations. Some models even put the air conditioning adjustment function on the big screen and canceled the physical buttons. These "disguised high technologies" have become a new source of distracted driving.

Even active safety devices and driver assistance can distract the owner. Active braking, adaptive cruise, L2 autopilot and other functions are being popularized to new models. Some car owners think that these functions can help them deal with some unexpected situations, and their attention tends to decrease when driving. We can often hear the saying that "this function has saved me several times". In fact, some dangerous situations happen precisely because the owner relies too much on the active safety system and relaxes his vigilance while driving.

The most typical example is a series of car accidents caused by Tesla owners using the "automatic driving" function. This is that the driver blindly trusts this function and gives up control of the vehicle, which is a "serious distraction".

Remember, no matter how much manufacturers boast about how safe and intelligent their cars are, only you can be truly trusted when you are in the driver's seat; And once you sit in the driver's seat, you are responsible for the safety of yourself and others. Text/Great Wall New Media Reporter Fu Xuefeng

This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.