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 […]
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Around three years ago legislature in the state of Washington made text messaging and the use of handheld devices while driving illegal. However, a research study by Beth Ebel published in the Seattle Times showed that nearly one in every twelve people in the state continues to use their phones while driving. The woman behind […]
Kiernan Hopkins
Distracted driving is against the law, nevertheless everywhere we look it seems like everyone is doing it. Ok, maybe that’s a little of an exaggeration but think about it, how many times do you pull up to a stop sign or red light and look over to your right or left and see the person […]
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Quickly becoming one of the most prevalent factors for causes of a car accident, distracted driving might be even more dangerous than it is being reported. The under reporting of distracted driving has become a frequent mistake made by police officers and various other data collecting agencies. A study, partially funded by the Nationwide [...]
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By an almost 2-1 margin, the Texas House of Representatives has passed a bill banning texting while driving. The goal of the new bill, and like all other distracted driving legislation, is to try and reduce the amount of individuals being seriously injured or killed as the result of a driver paying attention to their phone […]
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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 [...]
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The Carnegie Mellon University has conducted many studies and concluded that using a cell phone while driving an automobile reduces the drivers brain activity associated with driving by more then 37%. This translates into meaning that over a third of the distracted driver’s brain is not focused on the road. The North Carolina [...]
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You maybe surprised to hear or in this case read in this article that in the year 2011 the number of automobile accidents involving distracted driving, including texting while driving, more then doubled the number of drunk driving accidents. kamagra soft tab So why is there so much more attention and support given to trying to put [...]
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While cell phones are receiving all the “attention” when it comes to distracted driving, statistics show that there is a bigger component contributing to the fatal act of driving distracted, and that is one’s mind. Erie Insurance engaged in a study that analyzed a nationwide census of fatal crashes in the years of 2010 [...]
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