Don’t Get Caught in the Risk Zone! Help Your Volunteers Focus on
Driving Texting and phone use while driving takes the person’s
mind off of the road. To help outline ways to alert the drivers
in your units to the signs that could lead to an accident, the
BSA’s Risk Management team has prepared a presentation on “The
Risk Zone”—that place inhabited by dangerous, distracted, and
drowsy driving. There are three main forms of distractions:
Visual: Takes your eyes off the road. Manual: Takes your hands
off the steering wheel. Cognitive: Takes your mind off what you
are doing. Texting and using your mobile phone while driving
combine all three forms of distractions. Don’t get caught in The
Risk Zone—focus your attention on driving until you reach your
destination.