Driving and Cell Phones

DRIVING and CELL PHONES WHY THEY'RE A DEADLY COMBINATION At any moment during the day, 660,000 drivers are using cell phones In 2012, more than 3,300 people died in crashes related to distraction Cell phone users are 4A into an accident as likely to get Studies show cell phone use is more dangerous than drunk driving. One found it to be 6 times as dangerous! Reading and sending texts takes your eyes off the road for. الم لر لم ائر ٹے A Carnegie Mellon study found that cell phone use reduces brain activity associated with driving by 37 percent More than nine people are injured every day in traffic accidents reported to involve distracted driving. 5 seconds TEXTING BANS BY STATE In 2007, Washington was the first state to pass a texting ban. No texting ban for drivers Hands-free doesn't make it safe A study showed people using hands-free technology are three times more distracted than drivers not using a cell phone. Cell phones aren't the only dangerous driving distraction: Applying Make-up Eating Fatigue Pets http://www.nsc.org/news_resources/Resources/Documents/Distracted%20Driving %20Fact%20Sheet%20rcvd%2010%2022%2009.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/distracted_driving/ http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/health/2009/winter/just-drive.shtml NW Injury Law Center Serving Justice. Serving You.