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It can reduce attention and cause distraction.
It can reduce attention and cause distraction, especially when lighting or extinguishing a cigarette or dealing with ash. These actions take eyes and hands away from driving. Avoid smoking at the wheel; if you need to do so, wait until stopped in a safe place. Do not throw cigarette ends onto the road.
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It can reduce attention and cause distraction.
It always increases concentration on the road.
It causes no distraction if the vehicle is travelling slowly.
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