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Bookmark or Share- Distracted Driving | Distracted Driving | CDCDistracted driving can increase the chance of a motor vehicle crash. There are three main types of distraction: 1. Sending a text message, talking on a cell phone, using a navigation system, and eating while driving are a few examples of distracted driving. Any of these distractions can endanger you, your passengers, and others on the road.
- Distracted Driving Dangers and Statistics | NHTSATexting is the most alarming distraction. Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for 5 seconds. At 55 mph, that's like driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed. You cannot drive safely unless the task of driving has your full attention.
- Texting While Driving: How Dangerous is it? - Car and DriverPrevious academic studies—much more scientific than ours—conducted in vehicle simulators have shown that texting while driving impairs the driver’s abilities. But as far as we know, no...
- Put the Phone Away or Pay | Distracted Driving | NHTSACommit yourself to saving lives by never texting or using your phone while driving, and speak up when you see others distracted. #justdrive. TAKE THE PLEDGE. NHTSA’s Put the Phone Away or Pay campaign reminds drivers of the deadly dangers and the legal consequences including fines of texting behind the wheel.
- Distracted driving - IIHS-HLDIThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines distracted driving as any activity that could divert attention from the primary task of driving. Besides using electronic gadgets, distractions can also include adjusting a radio, eating and drinking, reading, grooming, and interacting with passengers.
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