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Distracted Driving

DISTRACTED DRIVING MORAL HAZARDS OF MOTORING MUDDLED SIGN OF THE MES, BUT THE MORE GADGETS WE GET THE MORE DISTRACTIONS WE FEEL CAN JUGGLE (EVEN WHILE BEHIND THE WHEEL). BUT WHAT IS THE TRUE DEADLY COST OF DISTRACTED DRIVING? THREE MAJOR TYPE OF DISTRACTIONS VISUAL DISTRACTION MANUAL DISTRACTION COGNITIVE DISTRACTION TAKING YOUR EYES OFF OF TAKING YOUR HANDS OFF TAKING YOUR MIND OFF THE THE ROAD THE WHEEL COMPLEX TASK OF DRIVING WHO'S' DOING IT? YOU ARE! PROBABLY. 37% 14% 13% BE THERE GOOGLE SOON. TRAFFIC REPORT TEXT GROOM AND APPLY MAKEUP SURF THE INTERNET 44% 84% 2Z2Z DRIVE SLEEPY EAT OR DRINK BY THE NUMBERS A FEDERAL STUDY CONCLUDES THAT OUT OF THE 300.000,000 CELL PHONE USERS IN AMERICA : 100,000 TEXT WHILE DRIVING 600,000 HOLD A PHONE TO THEIR EAR AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT 37% DRIVING WHILE USING A CELL PHONE REDUCES DRIVER'S CAPACITY FOR MOTOR CONTROL BY DRIVING WHILE USING A HANDHELD DEVICE INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT BY 4A STOP 9/10 AMERICAN DRIVERS SUPPORT THE LAWS 9710 THAT BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING TEENAGE DISASTERS EVERYONE'S INVOLVED PEOPLE FROM AGE 16-20 ARE BY FAR THE BOTH MEN AND WOMEN DO IT! OUT OF THE MOST OVER REPRESENTED AGE GROUP IN ANNUAL CAR ACCIDENTS IN AMERICA: DISTRACTION RELATED CAR ACCIDENTS 11% 40% 15% 12% OF TEENS SAY THEY HAVE BEEN IN A CAR INVOLVED A INVOLVED A WERE DISTRACTED AT WITH SOMEONE WHO DISTRACTED DISTRACTED TIME OF THE ACCIDENT ENGAGED IN HIGH-RISK MALE DRIVER FEMALE DRIVER DISTRACTIVE BEHAVIOR IN 2008 ALONE, THERE WERE US DOT ESTIMATES NOW THERE ARE AT LEAST 6,000 DEATHS & 500,000 INJURIES 3.000 DEATHS ANNUALLY RELATED TO DISTRACTED DRIVING DIRECTLY RELATED TO DISTRACTED DRIVING WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES, BESIDES Y'KNOW, DEATH? In Massachusetts in June 2012, a youth was convicted of motor vehicle homicide for killing In June 2012. Neuw Jersey Introduced a bill advocating strict penalties on texting uhile driving doubling the fine to 200 dollars for first time offenders. By the third offense drivers are fined 600 DRIVERS LICENSE a 56 year old man after drifting off the road while texting. He was given a full year in prison for the accident. 100 100 100 100 100 and could lose their license for 90 days. As of June 2012. 39 States and the District of The highway reauthorization bill enacted Columbia have enacted lauws banning texting for all drivers. 35 of these States require primary enforcement of their lauws. 39 /50 by the Senate, The Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Act of 2012, includes $39 million for grants to States that enact laws prohibiting texting uhile driving. IFA Insurance Company http://www.boston..com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/06/07/stiff_sentence._in_fatal_texting_while_driving_case_may_not_deter_some_teenagers/ http://www-nrdnhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811517.pdf // http://www.distraction.gov http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/health/story/2011–12-01/Most-US-drivers-engage-in-distracting-behaviors/51544554/1 http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Mens_Health_Watch/2012/May http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/technology/series/driven_to_distraction/index.html

Distracted Driving

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It's probably a sign of the times, but the more gadgets we get, the more distractions we feel we can juggle ... even while behind the wheel. But what is the true deadly cost of distracted driving?

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