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Age group. Drivers holding phones to their ears. Drivers with visible headsets. Drivers manipulating handheld devices. Age 16–24. 3.7%. 0.2%. 5.4%. Age 25–69
In the United States, automobile crashes due to distracted driving are increasing even after the passage of laws intended to lessen such use while driving. Using a cell phone while driving increases the driver's risk of causing a crash. Drivers can become distracted, decreasing the driver's awareness on the road, leading to more car crashes.
The laws regulating driving (or "distracted driving") may be subject to primary enforcement or secondary enforcement by state, county or local authorities. [1]All state-level cell phone use laws in the United States are of the "primary enforcement" type — meaning an officer may cite a driver for using a hand-held cell phone without any other traffic offense having taken place — except in ...
Distracted driving is the act of driving while engaging in other activities which distract the driver's attention away from the road. Distractions are shown to compromise the safety of the driver, passengers, pedestrians, and people in other vehicles. Cellular device use while behind the wheel is one of the most common forms of distracted driving.
The author’s son was killed by a distracted driver six years ago. It’s important that we all “just drive.” Distracted Driving Can Be Fatal—Let’s Fix This
More than 3,500 people died in car accidents involving a distracted driver, according to the most recent available data from the U.S. Department of Transportation in 2021.. In recent years, one of ...
(compared to non-distracted driving) Light Vehicle: Dialing 2.8 times as high Talking/Listening 1.3 times as high Reaching for object (e.g. electronic device) 1.4 times as high Heavy Vehicles/Trucks: Dialing 5.9 times as high Talking/Listening 1.0 times as high Reach for electronic device 6.7 times as high Text messaging 23.2 times as high
Highway fatalities are on the rise again — 46,000 in the U.S. in 2022, up 22%, according to numbers released last week.How many of those deaths involved distracted driving? “It’s much bigger ...