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- 2. What is it? Distracted driving is any kind of activity that can redirect a drivers attention away from driving The leading cause of all motor vehicle accidents All distractions put the driver, passengers, bystanders and other drivers in more danger Reaction time is 35% slower when distracted
- 3. Who does it? Almost everybody College and high school students are the largest group of people that drive distracted
- 4. Types of Distracted Driving Visual: Taking your eyes off of the road Manual: Taking your hands off of the wheel Cognitive: Taking your mind off of driving
- 5. Distractions Cell Phone Radio/CD Player Looking in the mirror Eating Talking to passengers
- 6. Interesting Facts/Stats 80% of accidents occur from distracted driving 70% of people talk on the phone Hands free calling is not safer 30% of people text 3 out of 4 students say they can safely text while driving 86% of people eat Women tend to drive distracted more often than men
- 7. Cell Phone Use 25% of all accidents involve use of the cell phone Texting requires visual, manual, and cognitive recognition from the driver, making it the biggest distraction On average, texting takes the drivers eyes off of the road for 5 seconds People who text are 23x more likely to get in a crash People who talk on the phone are 3x more likely to get in a crash
- 8. Driving Distracted vs. Driving Drunk 6x more likely to crash while texting and driving compared to driving intoxicated Students who text and drive are 5x more likely to drink and drive Slower reaction times for those driving distracted
- 9. What is being done? 12 states ban using hand held phones 37 states ban all cell phone use for novice drivers 41 states ban texting while driving No bans at all in SC under state law but some cities do
- 10. Prevention Get educated Tell others the harm it may cause Put your phone out of reach or on silent Use your friends Don’t multitask Stay focused
- 11. Works Cited “Distracted Driving." Injury Prevention & Control: Motor Vehicle Safety. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 23 May 2013. Web. 24 Oct 2013. <http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/ distracted_driving/>. "DWI: Driving While Intexticated." Texting and Driving Safety. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct 2013. <http://www.textinganddrivingsafety.com/ texting-and-driving-stats/>. "Distracted Driving." GHSA Isssues. Governors Highway Safety Association, n.d. Web. 24 Oct 2013. <http://www.ghsa.org/html/ issues/distraction/tips.html>. "What is Distracted Driving?." Official US Government Website for Distracted Driving. NHTSA, n.d. Web. 24 Oct 2013. <http:// www.distraction.gov/content/get-the-facts/facts-and- statistics.html>.