Distracted Driving Dangers

DISTRACTED DRIVING DANGERS SUNRISE HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER'S LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER TREATS CAR ACCIDENT INJURIES EVERY DAY. YOU CAN HELP KEEP YOURSELF, YOUR PASSENGERS, AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD SAFE BY STAYING FOCUSED WHILE DRIVING. 10 DRIVING DISTRACTIONS: USING SMARTPHONE TO TALK/SURF USING NAVIGATION SYSTEMS THE JANS EATING/DRINKING ADJUSTING MUSIC TALKING TO PASSENGERS PUTTING ON MAKEUP HAM READING USING MAPS LOL WATCHING VIDEOS ON IN-CAR SYSTEM TEXTING OMG DISTRACTED DRIVING CAN BE DEVASTATING: 3,331 fatal auto accidents were caused by distracted driving in 2011 Cell phone use takes 37% of your brain activity away from driving 69% of U.S. drivers admit to talking on phone while driving 11% of under-20 drivers in fatal accidents were distracted at time of crash Handheld device use 12,000 distracted driving tickets were issued in Nevada alone in 2012 387,000 people were injured in distracted-driving -related crashes in 2011 increases risk of injury in crashes hu by 4 times About a quarter of vehicle operators in the US say they have used cell phones while driving regularly or reasonably often. An estimated 9 percent of drivers were using a handheld or hands-free cell phone at a typical daylight moment in the U.S. in 2010. COMMIT TO SAFE DRIVING: Sunrise Trauma Center reminds you to never text and drive, and to use your phone responsibly. Pull over to read maps and to take important phone calls. Avoid in-car DVD systems Plan trips on navigation system before you leave Create in-car playlists so you don't have to adjust music Ban handheld phonc use in thc car for the driver. TRAUMA SERVICES at Provided by: SUNRISE HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER wWW.SUNRISEHOSPITAL.COM Sources: www.distraction.gov/content/get-the-facts/facts-and-statistics.html www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/distracted driving/ www.hennessandhaight.com/Articles/Nevada-police-issued-almost-12-00o-distracted -driving-citations-in-2012.shtml http://www.nsc.org/safety.road/Distracted Driving/Pages/Distracted DrivingResearch andStatistics.aspx http://www.distracteddrivinghelp.com/distracted-driving/facts-and-statistics