While there are many different forms of distractions that can contribute to car accidents, none are more common or more
distracting than cell phone use.
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In addition, the community is focused on a safe, healthy use of
cell phones, rather
than being
distracted by them.
More alarming was that Bluetooth might not be the salvation to our distraction; hand - held
cell -
phoning was found to be only minutely more
distracting (2.45 times)
than hands - free calling.
According to Pew Research Center data from 2014, more
than half of all adult
cell phone users have bumped into something or someone due to
distracted walking.
Drivers are more
distracted than ever because of the use of
cell phones and smart car interfaces.
Studies show that more
than 10 % of drivers are using
cell phones while driving; 20 % of all collisions are as a result of «
distracted» drivers; and, that at least 16 % of motor vehicle fatalities are as a result of
cell phone use.
That study, limited just to
cell phone distraction, revealed
distracted driving causes far more crashes
than reported by government data.
Remember,
distracted driving (
cell phone, etc.) causes more accidents
than ever these days.
People dealing with intense emotions can be asked
distracted or even more
distracted than people on
cell phones.
Jumpy lower quality video from
cell phone cameras and basic point and shoot cameras will only serve to
distract buyers or to cause them to not bother looking at the marketing for more
than a few seconds which is not enough to get their attention.