If you have ADHD, read this CNN article about the increased risks of driving with ADHD:
Teen Drivers with ADD a Problem on the Road .
Take these three steps to make you a safer driver:
- Turn OFF your cell phone. If it’s off you won’t be tempted to answer it or text while at a light.
- Drive alone. Your friends are fun, but they are distracting.
- Don’t play with the music. Turn on your station before you turn on the car. Fidling with radio and climate controls takes your focus away from the road.
What do you do to keep your focus while on the road? Leave a comment and enter to win our September ADHD Awareness Contest.
3 responses so far ↓
1 Brian Totten // Sep 24, 2008 at 7:35 am
I listen to book on tape or Gospel Music. I load the CD Player before pulling off. It gets me where I need to be, while concentrating on the traffic around me. Keeping the big picture.(rearview mirror, side mirrors, and following distance.
2 Phudson // Sep 25, 2008 at 8:40 am
I agree with the above concerns regarding distractions that you need to avoid while driving if you have ADHD. On a positive note, because a person with ADHD is receiving multiple sensory inputs simultaneously without a filter, they might be the driver who is quicker to react to someone running a red light or the animal or small child crossing the road because they notice it milliseconds before the more focused driver.
3 caitlyn // Oct 16, 2008 at 11:01 am
i read a book or just think of getting to my destination safely.
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