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  2. Texting while driving - Wikipedia

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    Texting while driving creates unnecessary distractions, and can be dangerous. Texting while driving, also called texting and driving, is the act of composing, sending, or reading text messages on a mobile phone while operating a motor vehicle.

  3. Mobile phones and driving safety - Wikipedia

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    Mobile phone use while driving is common but it is dangerous due to its potential for causing distracted driving and subsequent crashes. Due to the number of crashes that are related to conducting calls on a phone and texting while driving, some jurisdictions have made the use of calling on a phone while driving illegal in an attempt to curb ...

  4. Distracted driving - Wikipedia

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    A woman texting while driving. 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 ...

  5. Distracted driving: Why staying safe means staying focused - AOL

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    When distracted driving is serious enough to cause a traffic violation, your insurance rates will likely be affected. Traffic violations generally remain on your driving record for three to five ...

  6. Highways are getting deadlier, with fatalities up 22%. Our ...

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    Concern about texting while driving reached 80%. The report includes 2022 survey results from the Travelers insurance company that showed: 77% said they used their phone while driving.

  7. 41,000 people were killed in US car crashes last year. What ...

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    Some of the leading causes of the crashes include distracted driving, speeding, and drug and alcohol use. In 2022 alone, more than 3,300 people were killed on U.S. roadways because of distracted ...

  8. Distraction - Wikipedia

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    The idea is to encourage the public to focus on a topic or idea that the compliance professional feels is supportive of their cause. By focusing attention, a particular ideology can be made to seem the only reasonable choice. Oftentimes, media competition is the driving force for media bias, manipulation, and distraction. If a media company can ...

  9. Study proves it! Texting while driving is really, really ...

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    It seems a no-brainer, but a study from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has confirmed that texting while driving ups the chances of getting into a crash by roughly 2,300 percent. In ...