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    Nearly 6,000 people died in 2008 in crashes involving a distracted driver. Drivers who use hand-held devices are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves. More drivers in Western States were observed manipulating hand-held electronic devices.

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    Nearly 6,000 people died in 2008 in crashes involving a distracted driver. Drivers who use hand-held devices are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves. More drivers in Western States were observed manipulating hand-held electronic devices.

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    In The Know

    Statistics and Facts About Distracted Driving


    Monday, August 23, 2010

    Why Do People Do It?


    Busy lifestyles Stressful jobs Presence of others in the car Portable electronics as a primary form of
    communication

    Monday, August 23, 2010

    What is distracted driving?


    Visual-taking your eyes off of the road Manual-taking your hands off of the wheel Cognitive-taking your mind off of driving

    Monday, August 23, 2010

    Common Distracting Actions


    Using a cell phone Eating or drinking Talking to passengers Grooming Reading Using a navigation system Changing the music or climate settings

    Monday, August 23, 2010

    Did You Know?



    Monday, August 23, 2010

    In 2008, slightly more than 20 percent of all crashes in the year involved some type of distraction.

    Nearly 6,000 people died in 2008 in crashes involving a distracted driver, and more than half a million were injured. The younger, inexperienced drivers under 20 years old have the highest proportion of distraction-related fatal crashes. Drivers who use hand-held devices are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves. Using a cell phone use while driving, whether its hand-held or hands-free, delays a driver's reactions as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .08 percent. The proportion of drivers reportedly distracted at the time of the fatal crashes has increased from 8 percent in 2004 to 11 percent in 2008. Motorcyclists and drivers of light trucks had the greatest percentage of total drivers reported as distracted at the time of the fatal crashes.

    Using Electronic Devices While Driving



    Nationwide, those drivers observed visibly manipulating hand-held electronic devices increased from 0.7 percent to 1.0 percent. Some 1.7 percent of drivers 16 to 24 years old were observed visibly manipulating hand-held electronic devices, up from 1.0 percent the previous year. More drivers in Western States were observed manipulating hand-held electronic devices (2.1%) than in the other regions of the country (from 0.4% in the Northeast to 0.8% in the Midwest). The use of hand-held devices increased the most in the West, from 0.6 percent in 2007 to 2.1 percent in 2008. The observed use rate of hand-held electronic devices was higher among females (1.2%) than among males (0.8%).

    Monday, August 23, 2010

    arent you seeing?


    What

    On the Road, Off the Phone.

    Monday, August 23, 2010

    dont let a

    Steer you into danger

    distracted mind

    On the Road, Off the Phone.

    Monday, August 23, 2010

    Your brain doesnt know


    the difference

    Hands-free or Handheld

    On the Road, Off the Phone.


    Monday, August 23, 2010

    No one is jk or LOL now.

    On the Road, Off the Phone.

    Monday, August 23, 2010

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