| Seems like there is an easy answer to this | | | | navigator." |
| question, right? All you do is sit there, with your | | | | When a passenger talks on the phone they are |
| seat belt and enjoy the ride. But passengers can | | | | zoning, and not paying attention to the road. It's |
| distract drivers from the task in hand, making it | | | | hard for a driver to then zone out, and it is |
| increasingly difficult to avoid accidents. | | | | distracting when they are trying to concentrate |
| A passenger should effectively help drive the car. | | | | on other things. |
| Said Tommy Kendall four times Trans Am | | | | If someone is being so kind as to drive you, don't |
| champion race car driver and commentator, | | | | point out any mistakes that they make, it's really |
| "Basically, help drive the car. Be the eyes and ears | | | | distracting to the driver and adds to stress levels, |
| when the driver is pulling out onto a highway or | | | | making it more likely for them to crash their |
| making a turn. Turn your head and lean back if | | | | vehicle. Also, don't make any comments in tight |
| the driver's trying to see if anything's on the right, | | | | situations, as you are actually more likely to make |
| or look yourself and inform the driver. Don't make | | | | them crash. |
| the driver ask you to put your seatbelt on. And If | | | | If you are driving in the UK, make sure that you |
| you're a on a journey to somewhere you've both | | | | have a valid Car Insurance policy, as this is a legal |
| never been and you have no Nav system, be the | | | | requirement in the UK. |