how to reduce accidents caused by texting and driving
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Do Texting Bans Really Prevent Fatal Accidents? If drivers are allowed to use their phones sometimes, enforcing specific types of phone use becomes nearly impossible. So, to recap, strong texting bans do reduce the type of accidents likely to be caused by distracted driving, but this public safety improvement diminishes quickly in the face of poor enforcement. Several clear policy implications emerge here.
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Texting and Driving Accident Statistics General Cell Phone Statistics. The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year. Nearly 330,000 injuries occur each year from accidents caused by texting while driving. 1 out of every 4 car accidents in the United States is caused by texting and driving. Texting while driving is 6x more likely to cause an accident than driving drunk. Answering a text takes away your attention for about five seconds. Traveling at 55 mph, that's enough time to travel the length of a football field.
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The 25 Scariest Texting and Driving Accident Statistics 1 Every day, 11 teenagers die because they were texting while driving. 2  94% of teenagers understand the consequences of texting and driving, but 35% of them admitted that they do it anyway.  Of all the teenagers ever involved in fatal accidents every year, 21% were using a cell phone at the time of the accident.
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Questions About Insurance? Distracted driving is any activity that diverts attention from driving, including talking or texting on your phone, eating and drinking, talking to people in your vehicle, fiddling with the stereo, entertainment or navigation system—anything that takes your attention away from the task of safe driving. Texting is the most alarming distraction.
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- Ten years later: How to avoid dying in a driverless car crash. 1  Update your software frequently. 2  Don't use laptop or cell phone in the car, their electromagnetic frequencies may interfere with the car driving system. 3  Don't drive after rain or in fog.  Don't drive in the 1  rain. Don't drive in the first snowy  day.
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- Facts About Texting & Driving. 1  The United States Department of Transportation notes that cell phones are involved in 1.6 million auto crashes each year that cause a half million injuries and take 6,000 lives. 2  According to FocusDriven®, up to 80 percent of all crashes involve some form of driver distraction.
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- Texting while driving is dangerous, because you aren't suppose to take your eyes off the road for more than two seconds at a time. lot's of people have died while texting and … driving.You can't tell what is in front of you.1 person found this useful. Some antihistamines, …. 2  The Use of Antihistamines in the Treatment of Asthma Asthma is a distressing condition for those who suffer from it, and for those related to the sufferer, who witness their attacks and stand by feeling helpless.
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Study: Texting while driving now leading cause of death for teen drivers Texting while driving has become a greater hazard than drinking and driving among teenagers who openly acknowledge sending and reading text messages while behind the wheel of a moving vehicle. The number of teens who are dying or being injured as a result of texting while driving has skyrocketed as mobile device technology has advanced. Researchers at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New Hyde Park estimate more than 3,000 annual teen deaths nationwide from texting and 300,000 injuries. The habit now surpasses the number of teens who drink and drive -- a hazard that has been on a dramatic decline in recent years, researchers say.
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Should Drivers Be Banned from Using Cell Phones? [ See a slide show of the 10 worst states for teen driving.] The debate surrounding cell phone use while operating a vehicle is by no means new. A 2009 study reported that that texting while driving makes a car crash six times more likely, and legislation has been taken up by lawmakers long before that.
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Texting while driving Driver's reaction times decreased by 46% while making a call, 37% when texting and driving, and 27% during hands-free calls. Those who were drinking and driving at the limit of 80 mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, reaction times slowed by 13% and 21% for those under the influence of cannabis.
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Texting and Driving Accident Statistics 11 teens die every day as a result of texting while driving. According to a AAA poll, 94% of teen drivers acknowledge the dangers of texting and driving, but 35% admitted to doing it anyway. 21% of teen drivers involved in fatal accidents were distracted by their cell phones.
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- Individuals who drive while sending or reading text messages are 23 times more likely to be involved in a car crash than other drivers. A crash typically happens within an average of three seconds after a driver is distracted.
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Texting while driving There are about 1.6 million crashes in the US every year involving cell phone use, of which 500,000 cause injuries and 6,000 cause fatalities. Texting while driving is now the top cause of death among teenagers-texting and driving accounts for 11 teen deaths every day in the US. Reading, writing, and sending email or text messages by all drivers when the vehicle is in motion. 2  All cell phone usage by drivers under 18, regardless of license type. 3  Exceptions for emergencies, and for GPS use that does not involve data entry.
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Driving While Texting (DWT) Each year, thousands of people are injured or killed in accidents caused by texting while driving. One by one, victims of texting-related accidents have begun to seek legal remedies to compensate for their pain and suffering.
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NHTSA Survey Finds 660,000 Drivers Using Cell Phones or Manipulating Electronic Devices While Driving At Any Given Daylight Moment Powering down your cell phone when you’re behind the wheel can save lives – maybe even your own.”. According to NHTSA’s 2012 National Survey on Distracted Driving Attitudes and Behaviors, most drivers support bans on hand-held cell phone use (74 percent) and texting while driving (94 percent). On average, these drivers thought the fines for these offenses should be at least $200.
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Cell Phone Car Accidents What happens when a distracted driver who is dialing a phone or sending a text message slams into you causing serious injury to you or someone you care about? As a result of their careless decision, you are left injured, worried, and confused. You may have had to take time off of work. Your medical bills are piling up.
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Distracted driving The NHTSA states that 80% of accidents and 16% of highway deaths are the result of distracted drivers. The National Safety Council (NSC) estimates that 1.6 million (25%) of crashes annually are due to cell phone use, and another 1 million (18%) traffic accidents are due to text messaging while driving.
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Distracted Driving Awareness Distracted driving is anything that takes your hands off the wheel, your eyes off the road or mind off driving. It is extremely risky behavior that puts everyone on the road in danger. Texting requires all three types of distraction, making it one of the most dangerous of distracted driving behaviors.
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Ohio Texting and Driving Law: The Facts Driving is a complex task and it takes all of your attention. Taking your eyes off the road for just a few seconds can result in tragedy. Unfortunately, many people admit to texting, emailing, and browsing the Internet while driving. So what’s the deal with texting and driving? Just how dangerous is it?
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Facts & Statistics About Texting & Driving (Updated for 2018) Most drivers also have a belief that they are capable of multi-tasking, so texting while driving is not a problem in their minds. However, the facts dispute this belief, as every day over 9 people are killed and over 1,153 people are injured every day in the United States as a result of distracted driving. The sad fact is that these crashes could have been avoided if the driver had not been distracted at that critical moment. Solutions for Texting While Driving
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Cell phones are causing more and more car crashes Cell phones are causing more and more car crashes. An man works his phone as he drives through traffic in Dallas, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. More than a quarter of all car crashes in America are likely caused by cell phone use, a study by the Nation Safety Council has shown. According to the NSC, the estimate for crashes caused by texting rose to at least 6% in 2013. Additionally, 21% of crashes in 2013 were related to the use of handheld or hands-free phones.
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Driving While Texting (DWT) While many states impose fines and very little if any jail time for texting while driving, some states have begun to take the issue quite seriously. In Utah, for example, offenders face up to 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine if a motor vehicle accident caused by texting causes injury or death.
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How a Ticket for Texting While Driving Can Affect Car Insurance Rates Texting while driving is a misdemeanor with a penalty of up to $10,000 and one year in prison. Injuring someone as a result of texting and driving is a felony with a penalty of up to $50,000 and five years in prison. If the accident victim is seriously injured, the penalty goes up to $100,000 and 10 years in prison. If the victim is killed, it’s up to a $250,000 fine and 20 years in prison.
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Texting While Driving, Even Worse Than Drunk Driving? Car and Driver Magazine recently wrote a very interesting article about the dangers of texting while driving. Everyone knows that distracted driving is extremely dangerous and can lead to serious accidents, but according to Car and Driver, texting can have even more dangerous effects than drunk driving.
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Texting while driving Texting while driving, also called texting and driving, is the act of composing, sending, reading text messages, email, or making similar use of the web on a mobile phone while operating a motor vehicle. Texting while driving is considered extremely dangerous by many people, including authorities, and in some places have either been outlawed or restricted. A survey of more than 90 teens from more than 26 high schools throughout the United States conducted by Liberty Mutual Insurance Group in 200