Examples of driving distractions include which of the following?

• A. Wearing sunglasses
• B. Listening to music
• C. Checking mirrors
• D. Cell phones, GPS units, smoking, eating, daydreaming

Answer: (D)

Distractions are anything that pulls your eyes, hands, or mind away from the road. The example that includes cell phones, GPS units, smoking, eating, and daydreaming covers visual, manual, and cognitive distractions. Using a phone or GPS often requires looking away from the road and manipulating devices, which slows your reaction time. Smoking or eating takes your hands off the wheel and can break your focus. Daydreaming takes your mind off driving entirely. Because it spans the main ways distractions occur and shows how they raise crash risk, it’s the best choice.

Wearing sunglasses helps visibility, so it isn’t a distraction. Checking mirrors is a normal, necessary driving task. Listening to music can be distracting if very loud or engaging, but by itself it’s not as broad or reliably risky as the combined list.