I remember seeing signs at the front of buses where people would stand and talk to the driver. The signs said:
DO NOT DISTRACT THE DRIVER !
You can buy these signs from Amazon.
Warning Children
When getting into a car with children in the back, either a parent sits at the back, or if the children are over toddler age tell them not to distract the driver.
If they are distracting, stop until they calm down.
Keep their seats apart, on either side with a gap in the middle.
Or put a large cushion, pillow, sleeping bag, soft box of soft toys, toy box, or toy or teddy bear in the middle seat.
Consider putting a barrier between the back and the driver, if you have a pet or child in the back.
Children should not be hitting each other in the back of a car.
Prevention is better than cure. You can buy dividers to separate children in the back seat.
Nor should children lark about, run zig zagging along when running along a street because drivers thinking the children will run into the road may swerve and hit other traffic..\
Running and waving arms about also distracts other pedestrians who wonder if they will be deliberately hit by aggressive people, or accidentally tripped up.
Pets & Car Dividers
Pets off the leash, or running along the pavement as if they might run in the road also distract drivers.
Finally, pets in cars
You can buy pet guards, like meshes, for between the two front bucket seats.
Taxi Protection
Taxi drivers and owners of shared taxis can buy guards to protect drivers from assault and distraction. In Asian cities such as Shanghai I noticed taxis had glass, which I presumed was bullet proof to protect the driver from robbery.
In the old days it was normal for a taxi driver to have a sliding glass behind his head. In those days it was to provide privacy for the passengers in their conversation, rather than for the driver's comfort. The driver would slide the glass to one side in order to check where the passenger wished to alight, or to ask for the fare money and wish the passenger a pleasant onward journey or stay.
Drive safely and arrive safely!
.Useful Website
Distracted Driver Report & Passenger Fatalities
Warning Sign For Passengers
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Distract-Security-Passenger-Protection-Landscape/
Back Seat Divider To Separate Children
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jet-Creations-Inflatable-Backseat-Divider/dp/
Other Driver Distractions Separation & Safety
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_traffic_safety
https://www.cdc.gov/distracted-driving/safety/index.html
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/be-safe-passenger
https://www.drivershields.co.uk/
Drivershields.
Car Dog Guard Pandora
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Candora-Organizer-Stretchable-Universal-Accessories
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