Distracted Driving VS Drunk Driving: Which Is Worse?

#@&! brb! DISTRACTED DRIVING VS DRUNK DRIVING Which Is Worse? Distracted Driving State Laws ISN'T JUST TEXTING... ANTI-TEXTING LAWS NO ANTI-TEXTING LAWS i. • Using a cell phone or smartphone • Eating and drinking • Talking to passengers • Grooming • Reading, including maps • Using a navigation system • Watching a video • Adjusting a radio/CD/MP3 player STATES WITHOUT ANTI TEXTING LAWS: Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Mississipi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas From 2010O-2011 A death due to drunk driving 10% of injury crashes in 2011 involved a DISTRACTED Occurs every 1% 7% 48 MINUTES DRIVER DEATHS FROM DRUNK DEATHS FROM DISTRACTED DRIVING DRIVING Teen driving deaths each year: 3000 2700 You are TEXTING & DRIVING DRINKING & DRIVING 23X more likely to crash while texting than without SOURCES: http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/files/Driving-while-Texting-Six-Times-More-Dangerous-than-Driving-while-Drunk.html#.UleKqySE5N4 http://www.distraction.gov/content/get-the-facts/facts-and-statistics.html http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/impaired_driving/impaired-drv_factsheet.html A ANKIN LAW OFFICE LLC 162 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60654 Tel. 312-346-8780 | Fax: 312-346-8781 http://www.ankinlaw.com/