DID YOU KNOW? Distracted driving is the number one cause of accidents. What is distracted driving? Well, there are three types according to the U.S. Department of Transportation: 1. Visual -…
Distracted driving is the number one cause of accidents. What is distracted driving? Well, there are three types according to the U.S. Department of Transportation:
1. Visual – eyes off the road 2. Manual – hands off wheel 3. Cognitive – mind off driving
TEXTING WHILE DRIVING INVOLVES ALL THREE TYPES OF DISTRACTIONS!!!
Consider this:
Wireless Devices (primarily cell phones) are the #1 Driver Distraction.
Texting while driving involves the highest degree of Driver Distraction.
Number of texts per person per day is expected to nearly triple from 53 (2009) to 152 (2013).
This is a horrible problem we are dealing with nationally. REPORTS say that 16% of deaths involved driver distraction in 2009 (5,474 deaths). Research suggests this statistic is MUCH higher.
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