byAbigailCameron

Risky Behavior? Texting&Driving

There are 3 main types of distracted driving…

Visual – taking your eyes off the road

Manual – taking your hands off the wheel

Cognitive – taking your mind off what you’re doing

Source: US Department of Transportation, Statistics and Facts about Driving

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Texting is the most alarming

because it involves all 3 types of distraction.

Source: US Department of Transportation, Statistics and Facts about Driving

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In 2009, 20% of crashes in the United States were reported cases of distracted driving.

Source: US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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Of those killed in distracted-driving-related

crashes, 18% or 995 involved reports of a cell phone as the distraction.

Source: US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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Drivers who use hand-

held devices are 4x as likely to get into

crashes serious enough to injure

themselves. Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

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So…

…Why does 81% of the population keep

texting while driving? Source: Buzzle.com – Texting while driving statistics

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MULTITASKING Convenience of texting and driving at

the same time – people become oblivious to the danger.

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ADDICTION People just CAN’T put the phone DOWN.

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OBLIVIOUS People don’t realize how dangerous it is

for themselves&others.

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Studies show that texting deteriorates reaction time more then getting behind

the wheel drunk…

Texting showed a 35% deterioration in

reaction time and 91% decrease in steering ability…

…while driving drunk only showed a 12% deterioration in reaction time. Source: CBC News

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So…If you wouldn’t get behind the wheel

drunk…

…Then why would you get behind the wheel and text?

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FINES Are fines really the positive solution to change the

statistics around texting&driving?

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In 2011, 1500 people have been fined $167 for

distracted driving in Vancouver.

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Source: The Globe and Male – Does Texting While Driving make sense to you?

In 2010, almost 17,000 drivers were charged $155 in Toronto.

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Source: The Globe and Male – Does Texting While Driving make sense to you?

Even the App campaigns to stop texting while driving in this digital age aren’t helping.

Source: The Globe and Male – Does Texting While Driving make sense to you?

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WHY?

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No one is afraid of being caught!

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Does Texting&Driving make sense to you?

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