Imagine that lawmakers are considering changing the driving laws and that you have been consulted as an attention expert. Given the principles of divided attention, in which of the following conditions would a person have the most difficulty with driving and therefore pose the biggest safety risk on the road?
A) When the person has to drive to work early in the morning.
B) When the driver is stuck in stop-and-go traffic.
C) When the driver has to park in a crowded parking garage.
D) When the person is driving an unfamiliar vehicle that is more difficult to operate.

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Driving an unfamiliar vehicle that is more difficult to operate demands more cognitive resources, making it harder to divide attention between the task of driving and other tasks or distractions, thus posing a bigger safety risk.

Imagine That Lawmakers Are Considering Changing the Driving Laws and That