Keep Your Eyes On The Road

Keep Your Eyes On The Road Tips, stats and consequences of distracted driving POINTS ON YOUR RECORD BY YEAR IN NEW YORK If you were issued a cell phone ticket prior to February 16, 2011 there are no points added to your license if convicted. Before 2011 Cell phone tickets issued between February 16, 2011 to October 4, 2011, 2 points would be added to your license if convicted. 2011 Issued cell phone tickets between October 5, 2011 and May 31, 2013 would result in 3 points added to your license if convicted. 2011-2013 If you're convicted of a cell phone ticket anytime after June 1, 2013 you will receive 5 points added to your license. 2013-Present Cell Phone Fines In New York How many people in the U.S. said they use cell phones while driving. 400 300 200 69% 100 Fine Amounts First Offense Second Offense I Third Offense Effective July 26, 2013 fines for texting or using a cell phone while driving are above. 3 Types of Distracted Driving Disciplining children in the backseat. Visual Taking your eyes off the road Worrying about the big presentation at work. Cognitive Taking your mind off of driving Manual Taking your hands off the wheel Texting or using your phone while driving. Leading Cause Of Death Among Teens Drunk Driving Texting While Driving 2,700 3,000 According to the CDC, deaths of teens from texting while driving has surpassed drunk driving deaths, with an astounding 300,000 injuries contributed by texting while driving. Men Are More Prone to Text While Driving 49% 45% Men that admitted to texting while driving. Women that admitted to texting while driving. Answering a text takes away your attention for about 4.6 seconds. That is enough time to travel the length of a football field at 55 MPH. SPEED LIMIT 55 10 20 30 40 50 40 30 20 10 It Can Wait! Remember texting while driving is dangerous. It won't only cost you hundreds of dollars in fines, but it could also cost you your life. Use apps like Safe Driving Text Machine. It will shut down whenever it feels you moving and will automatically text your friends, so you don't have to worry about it. Brought to you by NYTECKETHELP Call 888-842-5384 for FREE consultation NEW YORK TRAFFIC TICKET? WE CAN HELP Sources: http://www.nytickethelp.com/cell-phone-ticket/ http://www.nytickethelp.com/blog/cell-phone-tickets-and-texting-while-driving/ http://www.nytickethelp.com/blog/apps-to-discourage-distracted-driving/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.client.DrivingSMSAnsweringMachine&hl=en http://dmv.ny.gov/tickets/cell-phone-use-texting http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/distracted_driving/ http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/study-texting-while-driving-now-leading-cause-of-death-for-teen- drivers-1.5226036 Touchdown JI. Touchdown