DISTRACTED DRIVINGWhat you need to know.

Young drivers are most at risk

KILLER OF TEENS#1

Car crashes are the #1 killer of teens in U.S.

16-19 YEAR OLDS3x

16-19 year olds are 3xmore likely to be in a

fatal crash

27%DRIVERS IN 20S

Drivers in their 20s account for 27% of fatal crashes

LEADING CAUSE OF DISTRACTION: CELL PHONE USE

Ok, I admit it ...

FEEL THREATENED77%

77.4% of drivers say phoneuse while driving a serious

threat to safety

SAY UNACCEPTABLE80%

80.6 % of drivers say it’scompletely unacceptable

READ SMS1/3

more than 1/3 of drivers read a text or email while driving

TYPED SMS1/3

more than 1/3 of drivers typeda message while driving

Did you know?

PHONE USE25%

When at slower speeds

PHONE USE31%

When at complete stop

PEDESTRIAN DEATHS RISING: 19% RISE SINCE 2009

What can you do?

Don’t use your cell phone while driving

Put your phone down in areas of heavy foot traffic

Don’t text and drive

FACT: Text messaging is banned

for all drivers in 46 states and

the District of Columbia

SMS & Calls aren’t the only offenders

Sure distractions include things like using a cell phone and texting, but also eating, taking selfies, brushing your teeth, in-car GPS, shaving, putting on makeup etc. Yep, we were surprised by this too. While any of these distractions can endanger the driver and others, phone use is the worst because it combines all three types of distraction.

What is Distracted Driving?

A distraction while driving is anything that diverts the driver’s attention from the primary tasks of navigating the vehicle.

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Three types of distraction

VISUAL

Taking your eyes off the road.

MANUAL

Taking your hands off the wheel.

COGNITIVE

Taking your mind off driving.

Woah - Say what?!

FACT: Texting (writing or reading) takes your eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds. At 55 MPH, that’s like driving the length of a football field – BLINDFOLDED!