In honor of the month of April, being Distracted Driving Awareness Month here is a compilation of our favorite distracted driving prevention resource links: Distracted Driving Government Links: http://www.distraction.gov/ – Government resource for learning more about distracted driving. Get the facts, get involved, and help us keep [...]
Kiernan Hopkins
The great physiologist Pavlov famously conducted the classical conditioning experiment making dogs salivate at the ringing of a bell while waiting to be fed. I have a difficult time thinking of anything else in the present day that is more comparable to this classic age old experiment then the modern day human and their cellphone. It [...]
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At this point, I think most people realize just how big of a problem and how dangerous distracted driving is. However, seeing this list of distracted driving statistics altogether in one long list really can put it into perspective. Going through and reading these statistics proving the dangers of distracted driving and then realizing [...]
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While it may come as no surprise, physical distraction, such as reaching for the radio dial, and visual distraction, like reading a text message, can be an extremely dangerous type of distracted driving. What American motorists may find more alarming is that using hands-free, voice-activated technology can also be very dangerous. Due to [...]
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Smartphones are Here to Stay In today’s world of technological advancements, products previously seen as futuristic have become commonplace. Where diners, drive-ins, and sock hops were once regular weekend activities it’s now become standard for teens to have smartphones, communicate through text messages, and constantly stay connected [...]
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George and Kathy Weed were killed one year ago when a truck driver who police say was texting while driving slammed his tractor-trailer into the back of the upstate New York couple’s car on a Pennsylvania highway. “Dad was in his lane and coming to a stop ,” said their son, Brian Weed. “The truck […]
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I recently came across this Timeline on the History and Evolution of Automobile safety and thought I would share it on the site. It is not directly related to Distracted Driving but there is no doubt that some of the newer safety features being added onto cars these days are meant to help decrease distracted […]
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National Distracted Driving Awareness Month (April) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released recent data that supports the claim that distracted driving continues to become more and more of a deadly epidemic in the United States and across the Globe. Here are some recent statistics on distracted driving. In 2012, [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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