Air Intake Wholesale Supports Safe Driving

We take our business seriously.  We take our customers seriously as well.  We, at Air Intake Wholesale (A Driveline Specialties Company) also understands that even more important than business, customers, air intake products, etc., life is most important of all.  We are strong supporters of safe driving practices and ask that you read the following excerpt from an article published by the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Association).  Its worth a minute of your time.  To read the full article please visit Driver Distraction  Thank you.

DRIVER DISTRACTION, TELEMATICS AND HIGHWAY SAFETY

To drive safely, a driver needs to give priority attention to the driving task. Even a momentary distraction can lead to a crash. The distraction can be caused by anything that draws the driver's attention away from the road. Based on a 1996 NHTSA study, the agency estimates that driver distraction in all of its various forms probably contributes to between 20 and 30 percent of all crashes. Exact statistics may never be known due to the difficulty of determining driver actions prior to a crash.

Research studies have long shown that people are limited in the amount of information they can process during any given period of time. To cope with the multiple demands that occur during driving, drivers have to shift their attention back and forth to attend to each of them. Most of the time drivers are able to do this quite well. But we know that if distraction occurs at an inappropriate time or if it is prolonged, attention to driving is reduced and safety can be jeopardized.