Texting and Driving
What are text messages?
Text messages are brief messages which are often limitedto 160 characters and can be sent from one cell phone to another.
What Is Distracted Driving?
- Visual — taking your eyes off the road
- Manual — taking your hands off the wheel
- Cognitive — taking your mind off what you’re doing
- Distraction from cell phone use while driving (hand held or hands free) extends a driver's reaction as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .08 percent
- Drivers that use cell phones are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves
- 10 percent of drivers aged 16 to 24 years old are on their phone at any one time
- Driving while using a cell phone reduces the amount of brain activity associated with driving by 37 percent
- Percentage of drivers visibly manipulating hand-held devices while driving was higher among females (0.7%) than among males (0.5%)
http://betanews.com
http://www.nationwide.com/newsroom/dwd-facts-figures.jsp
http://www.distraction.gov/stats-and-facts/index.html
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ReplyDeleteI don't know how it's possible for someone to text and drive. For me, it's even hard to find a radio station. I just can't imagine why people think it's a good idea.
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ReplyDeletei agree with norbert, although i dont drive yet i can imagine it very hard to do anyting while trying to focus on the road, expecially being someone who cant even talk an text at the sma time. very interesting though.
ReplyDeleteI'm not saying that people should text while driving but like talking on your cell phone you are doing similar things in your car that aren't illegal. Like changing the radio station you have to take your eyes off the road and a hand off the wheel to change the station.
ReplyDeleteI like how you had a lot of different and interesting information. It's horrible how people allow themselves to become so distracted while driving.
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ReplyDeleteYou had a lot of useful information here. When it comes to distracted driving most people think its just texting but you did a good job of showing all distractions that are most common.
ReplyDeleteYou have very good information and pictures. pictures are more informative to people, becuase they can actually see the outcome of what can happen when you text and drive. Good Job!
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