Distracted driving has become an epidemic. Year after year, the leading cause of fatalities, especially among
drivers younger than 30 years old, is motor vehicle crashes. Here are some facts to consider:
Young drivers under the age of 20 are at the highest risk of fatal crashes because they are largely involved in distraction related activities, such as using mobile phones, talking to
peers and adjusting their CD player/radio, while driving.
Drivers between the ages of 20 and 40 are the group with the greatest percen***e of mobile phone distraction.
Drivers talking on mobile phones look but fail to see up to 50% of what’s in their driving environment.
****ing is a lethal action
For every 6 seconds of driving time, a driver sending or receiving a **** message spends 4.6 of those seconds with his eyes off the road. This makes ****ing the most distracting of all mobile phone tasks.
****ing takes away your attention for about five seconds. That is enough time to travel the length of a football field.
****ing while driving is about six times more likely to result in an accident than driving while impaired.
****ing while driving causes a 400% increase in time spent with eyes off the road.
Traffic authorities are issuing citations to drivers observed using mobile phones while driving.
A phone call or **** message is not worth the dramatically increased risk of injury and death that comes with ****ing or talking while driving.