The federal Department of Transportation reported that distracted driving related accidents killed 3,328 United States citizens in 2012 alone. In the same year, distracted driving accidents caused 21% of all the fatal auto accidents involving teens ages 15 to 19 years old. Distracted driving occurs when the operator of an automobile [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
Recently a survey conducted by State Farm reported that an average of 25% of drivers browse the web while behind the wheel of their automobile. This percentage has almost doubled since 2009. After this survey was conducted the question of (What to do about distracted drivers?) was asked the public on Twitter and Facebook. Below [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
So you’ve headed all the warnings about distracted driving. You’ve put away your cell phone, ignored the radio dial, ate before you got in the car, and asked all your passengers to simmer down. You are ready to be the safest driver you can be…right? Well, the answer may hinge on one seemingly silly question. […]
Kiernan Hopkins
Pedestrians and cyclists in the United States are suffering deaths by the hands of distracted drivers at an increasing number. A new study released by the Public Health Reports claims that pedestrian deaths caused by distracted driving have increased by over 50% in a five year period. The amount of cyclists killed by distracted driving [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
So I know this is not related to distracted driving, at least directly related, but I think any resource that advocates safety on our roads is good enough for me. As drivers on the roads I think that sometimes we can forget about the cyclist that could be riding right next to us. Our roads […]
Kiernan Hopkins
The most effective way to teach a teenager might just be through other teenagers, at least that’s what the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Mazda Motorsports, the Ad Council and the National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) believe. In honor of Global Youth Traffic Safety Month, the aforementioned organizations held a [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
Law enforcement has their own way of honoring Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Coming this April, the five-year anniversary of the law that prohibits motorist from using their phone while driving, California policemen will be increasing the amount of tickets they issue. Calling it a “blitz of California freeways”, this [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
The likelihood of a car crash increases drastically with the occurrence of distracted driving. There are three main types of distracted driving activities that could divert a person’s attention away from the primary task of driving; visual, manual and cognitive. Distracted driving occurs any time a driver takes their eyes off the [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
Randall L. Stephenson, chairman and chief executive of AT&T, spoke to hundreds of representatives, executives and investors at a conference Wednesday in San Francisco. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the state of the telecom business, but Stephenson instead began his speech with a request to raise awareness about distracted [...]
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Monett High School, in Missouri showed the dangers of distracted driving through a docudrama played out in real life in front of them. A program entitles “Dangers of Distraction” was presented by Merry and Ron Dye in the auditorium of the school. The students then went outside to a parking lot where a simulated […]
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