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http://www.forthebetter.com.au When we think about causes of inattention when driving we instantly think about things like mobile phones and passengers. But we wanted to know if different emotional states could be just as distracting, so we put 5 drivers to the test in the Attention Powered Car to see just how distracting our emotions can be. We're back at the RAC Driving Centre to delve into this issue of inattention on our roads and see the true impact different emotional states really has on our attention levels when driving. To see what we've learning about driver inattention, and to get involved with making WA roads safer, go to http://www.forthebetter.com.au

http://forthebetter.com.au/ We took the Attention Powered Car on the world's longest inattention road test and we discovered that on average our drivers lost attention at least once every minute. The Attention Powered Car then headed back to the RAC Driving Centre where further tests were conducted to investigate initial findings from the road trip. In this new webisode we explore the effects a passenger can have on a driver's attention levels and ways in which passengers might help drivers regain or keep attention behind the wheel. To see what we've learning about driver inattention, and to get involved with making WA roads safer, go to http://forthebetter.com.au/

The Attention Powered Car, developed by the RAC, is into leg 3 of its road trip around WA visiting towns including Donnybrook, Nannup and Pemberton, heading to Albany and then finishing in the Wheatbelt town of Narrogin. In this episode we put two drivers behind the wheel that drive for a living. We wanted to see if their professional experience influenced their attention levels. How will our Ambo and Australia's best truck driver perform? First up was Mike. As a St John's Ambulance Volunteer, he needs to be calm and confident driving under pressure and at high speed. And it showed. So too with our second driver, Murray, who's TNT Australia's best truck driver. Both came out determined and focused to prove they had the edge. To some degree they did. Incidences of inattention were fewer and further between, but they were still there. Encouragingly, both drivers were much better at refocusing when they did lose attention. Check out this webisode to see just how they performed, as well as what insights we are finding about driver inattention as we take the Attention Powered Car through southern WA.