Car Accident Attorney in Stuart FL - Solutions for Distracted Driving
Read this write up now to learn a few statistics on distracted driving listed by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and a few simple solutions to avoid distracted driving and fatal accidents. Visit http://glorialaw.com for more information.
Read this write up now to learn a few statistics on distracted driving listed by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and a few simple solutions to avoid distracted driving and fatal accidents. Visit http://glorialaw.com for more information.
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Statis tics on Distrac ted Driv<strong>in</strong>g and Tips to Av oid Auto <strong>Accident</strong>s
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
Each year, more than 80% of drivers <strong>in</strong> the annual AAA<br />
Foundation Traffic Safety Culture Index cite distraction as a<br />
serious problem and behavior that makes them feel less safe<br />
on the road.<br />
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WHAT IS DISTRACTED DRIVING?<br />
The act of driv<strong>in</strong>g while engag<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> other activities such as<br />
text<strong>in</strong>g, talk<strong>in</strong>g on the phone, talk<strong>in</strong>g to a passenger, watch<strong>in</strong>g<br />
videos, eat<strong>in</strong>g, rubber neck<strong>in</strong>g and more.<br />
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Statistics on <strong>Distracted</strong> Driv<strong>in</strong>g As Listed By<br />
National Highway Traffic Safety<br />
Adm<strong>in</strong>istration<br />
• Send<strong>in</strong>g or read<strong>in</strong>g a text removes your eyes from the road<br />
<strong>for</strong> five seconds at a speed of 55 mph equates to driv<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
entire length of a football field with your eyes closed.<br />
• NHTSA lists text<strong>in</strong>g as the most alarm<strong>in</strong>g distraction.<br />
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• The US fatalities from traffic accidents rose 7.2% <strong>in</strong> 2015,<br />
which was the largest <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> 50 years.<br />
• <strong>Distracted</strong> driv<strong>in</strong>g accounted <strong>for</strong> 10% of deaths from traffic<br />
accidents.<br />
• Fatalities from “distraction-affected” crash <strong>in</strong>creased from<br />
8.8% <strong>in</strong> the follow<strong>in</strong>g years.<br />
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SOLUTIONS FOR DISTRACTED DRIVING<br />
• Apple’s new iOS11 comes with more excit<strong>in</strong>g features that<br />
are aimed to limit usage of phones while driv<strong>in</strong>g. This<br />
<strong>in</strong>cludes,<br />
• The new feature automatically blocks notifications when<br />
your phone th<strong>in</strong>ks you are driv<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
• Your phone sends an automatic reply stat<strong>in</strong>g that you are<br />
driv<strong>in</strong>g when texts come through.<br />
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OTHER SOLUTIONS<br />
• Teach your children about the importance of not text<strong>in</strong>g<br />
while driv<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
• Take a pledge aga<strong>in</strong>st text<strong>in</strong>g while driv<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
• Turn off your mobile phones and put them aside while<br />
driv<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
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Look<strong>in</strong>g <strong>for</strong> an experienced auto accident attorney <strong>in</strong> <strong>Stuart</strong><br />
<strong>FL</strong>?<br />
Visit glorialaw.com to book an appo<strong>in</strong>tment.<br />
Call: 772-287-1220<br />
E-mail: gloria@glorialaw.com<br />
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