Driving blindfolded - could you do it?

On Sunday 16th September you can blindfold, drive a dual control car, or drive an Onchan truck with a competent coach.

The organizer Debbie Thompson said visually impaired people will have the opportunity to drive and understand visually handicapped people the everyday problems faced by visually handicapped people.

Do you drive a length of football field at 55 mph? Then this is basically the act of a text message while driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it takes an average of 6 seconds for the driver to display a message behind the wheel. This is the time from one end zone to another. Is it dangerous? Incredible. Fatal? You bet. The driving text message is the main cause of death of young drivers, instead of drinking and driving.

Many drivers think that they are "very good" during text messages and driving. This is the same as saying good at driving blindfold and driving - you are not. Many drivers, except themselves, believe that text messages and driving are dangerous to everyone, except that they deceive themselves when they are involved. The average time for the driver to enter a text message is 5 seconds. Driving at 55 mph and overlooking the text for 5 seconds, you have already started the length of the football stadium. In 2014, the Youth Health Journal reported that the maximum time a driver can safely leave the road is only 2 seconds.

Many drivers mistakenly believe that simply browsing mobile phones to read and send text messages is insufficient to affect driving. On average, it will take at least 5 seconds. This is enough time to move the average speed of football field length 55 mph. To better understand what this means, imagine driving a blindfold football field from end to end. Consider doing the same thing now on the way to other drivers and pedestrians around you. Driving is driving things that you can take away your eyes, hands and mind from driving. Text messages and driving accident statistics are so bad because SMS contains three types of distractions. All that is required is that the driver removes his idea from the road for 3 seconds to cause an accident.