Motoring: Useful suggestion for using navigation while driving – Gulf Digital News

Motoring: Useful suggestion for using navigation while driving – Gulf Digital News

I WOULD like to provide some useful suggestions for people who use mobile phones for navigation while driving.

There have been a number of studies carried out to investigate the most common distractions for drivers and all of them unanimously agree that mobile phones are responsible for distracting the drivers more than anything.Their extensive use is not without consequences. 

An American study found that looking once at your screen, maybe to check an incoming message or notification, increases the chances of accident by six times.

So, we should avoid it as much as possible. But what if your trip depends upon the use of the mobile phone? Yes, I am talking about using them for navigating to your destination. In these cases, we cannot concentrate on the road completely.

Here are few suggestions to minimise the danger of an accident while using a mobile navigation system.

First of all, we need to keep in mind that safety is more important than getting to your destination on time or getting there at all. And it is not just your own safety; you are responsible for the safety of other road users as well.

Make sure you stick to your lane and provide proper indication to