What Is Distracted Driving?
What is distracted driving?
In today’s over-regulated society, we seem to have forgotten how to apply common sense in our everyday life. Take driving for instance: driving is a privilege, not a rite-of-passage, therefore we should always stay alert and exercise caution when driving. I’ve seen people doing a lot of activities while driving that have the potential to cause an accident. Some examples I’ve seen people doing are: eating food, drinking a beverage, reading a map, putting on make-up, texting and talking on their cell phone.
Let’s focus on texting and talking on the cell phone. Most states and or cities, have passed laws where it is illegal to text and talk on your cell phones while driving. Reports have shown that texting and
talking on your phone have contributed to vehicular accidents resulting in serious injuries and in some cases, even death. The statistics for accidents caused by cell phone usage are alarming. According to the National Safety Council, cell use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year. One out of every four accidents in the United States is caused by texting and driving. Answering a text takes away your attention for about five seconds. Traveling at 55 mph, that's enough time to travel the length of a football field.
Teens are most the most vulnerable. Reports show that the number of teen deaths from texting and talking on their cell phones while driving is staggering! Eleven teens die every day as a result of texting and driving. Teens are more likely than adults, to either get in a car crash or have a near-crash because of texting and talking. Nearly half of drivers admit to answering their cell phones or texting someone, even though they know it’s dangerous and in some cases, illegal.
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Distracted drivers are a serious threat to everyone else and should take every precaution, yes, even apply common sense, before doing something that could cause an accident. Everyone needs to practice safe driving so as not to become another statistic.
In today’s over-regulated society, we seem to have forgotten how to apply common sense in our everyday life. Take driving for instance: driving is a privilege, not a rite-of-passage, therefore we should always stay alert and exercise caution when driving. I’ve seen people doing a lot of activities while driving that have the potential to cause an accident. Some examples I’ve seen people doing are: eating food, drinking a beverage, reading a map, putting on make-up, texting and talking on their cell phone.
Let’s focus on texting and talking on the cell phone. Most states and or cities, have passed laws where it is illegal to text and talk on your cell phones while driving. Reports have shown that texting and
talking on your phone have contributed to vehicular accidents resulting in serious injuries and in some cases, even death. The statistics for accidents caused by cell phone usage are alarming. According to the National Safety Council, cell use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year. One out of every four accidents in the United States is caused by texting and driving. Answering a text takes away your attention for about five seconds. Traveling at 55 mph, that's enough time to travel the length of a football field.
Teens are most the most vulnerable. Reports show that the number of teen deaths from texting and talking on their cell phones while driving is staggering! Eleven teens die every day as a result of texting and driving. Teens are more likely than adults, to either get in a car crash or have a near-crash because of texting and talking. Nearly half of drivers admit to answering their cell phones or texting someone, even though they know it’s dangerous and in some cases, illegal.
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Distracted drivers are a serious threat to everyone else and should take every precaution, yes, even apply common sense, before doing something that could cause an accident. Everyone needs to practice safe driving so as not to become another statistic.