Sentences with phrase «distracted driving reports»

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In a preliminary report, police indicated the driver, a 32 - year - old Arlington Heights woman driving a 2005 gray Mercedes sedan, was not texting or distracted as she exited the parking lot and struck the mother and daughter before noon March 15.

The Post-Standard reported that a federally funded crackdown April 7 - 16 for distracted driving in the Syracuse area resulted in 1,371 tickets to people using a cellphone and 182 tickets to people texting or using an electronic device.

People who felt that distracted driving was more socially acceptable, or that it was largely beyond their control, were also more likely to report distracted driving.

In the January - March issue of Journal of Trauma Nursing, researchers reported that 63 percent of survey respondents still believe they could drive safely while distracted.

«USA Today reported that Hawaii has distracted - driving laws that prohibit a pet from riding on the driver's lap.

Georgia's CDC (Center for Disease Control) has reported that more than 5,000 people every year who die in car accidents, which are caused by distracted or unfocused driving.

While we all know that it is very unsafe to text and drive, distracted walking is on the rise and reports show that

9 News reports that a number of automobile manufacturers are trying to make driving less distracting in this age of technology.

While we all know that it is very unsafe to text and drive, distracted walking is on the rise and reports show that pedestrians who text are to blame.

The total financial cost of distracted driving is impossible to put a figure on because every accident isn't reported and it's not always immediately evident that these distracting actions played a part in the incident.

The risks to road users caused by distracted driving have been tragically highlighted in a recent case reported in the media.

President and CEO of the Global Automakers, Michael J. Stanton, said the report should also have addressed hand - held smartphone technology as NHTSA data states only about two percent of accidents related to distracted driving involve in - dash technology.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that 6,000 people a year are killed and more than 500,000 are injured in accidents caused by distracted driving.

CTV News reports that Ontario has recently implemented stricter distracted driving fines, now at $ 490.

Police reports do not always track distracted driving issues.

According to ICBC and reported police statistics, 32 youths between the ages of 16 and 21 are killed in BC each year, and 22 % of those deaths are attributed to distracted driving.

Experts report an increase in crashes caused by prescription drug use and distracted driving.

Report: 43 Percent of Children Killed in Car Accidents Not Properly Restrained, June 9, 2017, Portland Distracted Driving Accident Attorney

Researchers noted the actual number of serious and fatal accidents caused by distracted driving could be much higher because of the lack of uniform reporting and the challenges associated with identifying distracted driving as a cause of an accident.

Some of the officers interviewed for the report described the difficulties involved in enforcing the distracted driving law, explaining that many drivers drop their cellphones as soon as they see a marked police car, making violators more difficult to spot.

That study, limited just to cell phone distraction, revealed distracted driving causes far more crashes than reported by government data.

Distracted driving is a huge problem on Alabama highways — much worse than reported.

Although telematics devices can not report on how distracted you are while driving or if you are using a cell phone, it can collect data about how you are driving.

It was reported this week in the San Antonio Business Journal that San Antonio based insurance and investment provider USAA has hired the Texas A&M Transportation Institute to study the topic of distracted driving.

According to the campaign's Tip Card, «approximately 16 % of fatal crashes and 20 % of injury crashes involved reports of distracted driving.»

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that 16 % of fatal accidents in 2009 were due to distracted driving and 20 % of people injured during a crash were involved in a crash where distracted driving was reported.