The California Office of Traffic Safety's «It's Not Worth It» Campaign states that 80 % of traffic crashes
involve driver distraction of some sort.
In 2013, 3,154 people died and 424,000 others were injured in motor vehicle crashes on U.S. roads
involving driver distraction, says the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Not exact matches
The researchers also found that about 11 % of instances
involved a passenger playing the game, though their categorization of this as a
distraction for the
driver is pretty debatable.
As many as two - thirds of crashes among young
drivers involve distraction, and that rate is increasing.
The risk of being
involved in an accident increases dramatically after just two seconds of
distraction — so understanding and reducing
driver distraction will help to save lives.
While there are many different forms of
driver distraction, perhaps the most dangerous is texting while driving since it
involves all three major forms of
driver distraction.
A 2015 study by AAA found that distracted driving was a factor in 58 percent of crashes
involving teen
drivers with cell phone use being the second biggest
distraction.
Inexperienced Providence
drivers under 20 years old in Rhode Island (RI) and across AMERICA have the highest percentage of fatal accidents
involving a
distraction.
If you have been
involved in a car accident, motorcycle accident, truck accident, or any other type of motor vehicle accident that was caused by
driver distraction, immediately contact a Scranton auto accident attorney from our law firm.
The most common types of
driver distraction that lead to accidents
involving vehicles, motorcycles, large trucks, bicycles and pedestrians are:
Drivers have become increasingly aware of the dangers
involved in distracted driving, largely thanks to the fact that most states have strict laws banning cell phone use, which is the most common driving
distraction.
Moreover, manual
distractions may
involve driving the car controls and pulling the hands of the
driver from the wheel.
The best way for
drivers not to be
involved in any of the mentioned
distractions is to educate themselves with driving school courses which will make them aware of the traffic laws and
driver behavior that they should possess to keep their safety and others while they are behind the wheel.
Texting and cell phone use had been the two main
distractions that
drivers were
involved in.