What is being done? Many states are enacting laws--such as banning texting while driving, or using graduated driver licensingsystems for teen drivers--to help raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving and to keep it fromoccurring.4 However, the effectiveness of cell phone and...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a federal agency under the Department of Transportation, documented more than 3,000 car accident deaths in the US in 2019 caused when the driver was distracted.Here is an excellent article about the consequences of distracted driving and ...
Distracted driving is the act of driving while engaged in other activities—such as looking after children, texting, talking on the phone or to a passenger, eating, or reading—that take the driver’s attention away from the road. All distractions compromise the safety of the driver, passengers...
Distracted Driving is Impaired Driving For over twenty years, every American President has declared December to be Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month or Impaired Driving Prevention Month. It is recognition of the dangers of impaired driving by alcohol or other drugs and the need for everyone...
"We are working on getting bans on texting while driving in all 50 states and the District of Columbia," said Cathy Chase, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. The coalition has reservations about secondary enforcement bans. "We don't consider those optimal laws," she added....
Fleet managers can prevent distracted driving, reducing the risk of accidents, by removing distractions so drivers stay focused on everyone sharing the road with them. Photo: Automotive Fleet One of the biggest risks your drivers could take is driving distracted. Distracted driving leads to speeding...
Significantly, with this type of distracted driving, researchers recognized how valuable these findings could and should be to conscientious, safety-focused lawmakers: “These findings can be used to help craft scientifically-based policies on driver distraction, particularly as they relate to cognitive ...
The reality is that until these levels reach zero,regardless of the time of the week or year, it continues to threaten public safety – taking lives and money. #2 Distracted driving is just one factor when it comes to road risk With the largest driving behavior database informed by decades...
Tuesday, 17 April 2018/Published inDistracted Driving,Traffic Safety “I can’t wait to see you this weekend!” Angelina Holloway sent that text message at 2:11 p.m. on April 18, 2016. At 2:15 p.m., a deputy found her wrecked car. She ...
Change is hard, for everyone. But we can all change; change for our family, for our friends and for ourselves. Below are five lifesaving tips on distracted driving. Five Tips for Your Safety If you are expecting a text message or phone call or you need to make one, pull over and par...