Car permit · Distraction and fatigue
What can cause the driver condition known as highway hypnosis?
Correct answer: Staring straight ahead at the road for long stretches.
Answer options
- ASleeping more than usual the night before a trip
- BDriving only short distances on expressways
- CStaring straight ahead at the road for long stretches Correct
Why
Highway hypnosis sets in when you gaze at the road ahead for a long time without actively scanning your surroundings, leaving you dull and trance-like. In that state you may react too late when traffic in front of you slows or stops.
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Topic: Distraction and fatigue License: Car permit
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