Drowsy Driving

Drowsy Driving

"Stay Alert, Arrive Alive"

• Vehicles in which the driver was accompanied by a passenger were nearly 50 percent less likely to be involved in a drowsy driving related crash.
• More than half (55%) of those drivers who reported having fallen asleep while driving in the past year said that it occurred on a high-speed divided highway.
• More than half (59%) of those drivers who reported having fallen asleep while driving in the past year said they had been driving for less than an hour before falling asleep; 
• Only one in five reported they had been driving for three hours or longer.  
• More than one in four drivers (26%) who reported having fallen asleep while driving in the past year reported that it had occurred between noon and 5 p.m.

Men (52%) were much more likely than women (30%) to report having ever fallen asleep while driving; men (14%) were also more likely than women (8%) to admit having done so in the past year.

 http://drowsydriving.org/

Applying Makeup When Driving

Applying Makeup When Driving

• Estimated one in five women drivers admits to retouching their makeup on the go, which translates into half a million cashes caused by them on the roads
• Three per cent of women admitted causing a collision when distracted by applying cosmetics
• Women applying makeup at the wheel are responsible for half a million road crashes 
• Women who choose to concentrate on their makeup instead of the road ahead are also liable to be charged with careless driving if a police officer sees them

 “It should go without saying that applying make-up while driving is a dangerous thing to do. Driving requires concentration and even a momentary lapse could turn a near-miss into a serious or even fatal accident. Commonsense says apply make-up before or after driving.”
- Kevin Clinton
 

http://news.softpedia.com/news/

Driving and Eating

Driving and Eating

• More food-related accidents happen in the morning hours than in the evening because people are concerned about their appearance on the way to work.
• Odds of having a food-related accident can double if the vehicle has a stick shift since eating

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics, eating and driving was found to be more dangerous than using a hand held cell phone while driving
• 26 percent of all traffic fatalities in the U.S. is caused by driver distraction
• Distracted drivers cause at least 4,000 to 8,000 accidents per day

http://www.dietitian.com/danger.html
http://boomersurvive-thriveguide.typepad.com/

Talking on the Cell Phone and Driving

Talking on the Cell Phone and Driving



• Those talking on cell phones were 9 percent slower to hit the brakes when necessary
• 2,600 people are killed each year in accidents involving drivers on cell phones

• 5.36 times more likely to get in an accident than non-distracted drivers
• Four times as likely  to cause an accident as other drivers

"We found that people are as impaired when they drive and talk on a cell phone as they are whentheydrive intoxicated at the legal blood-alcohol limit," said Frank Drew

"We have seen again and again that there is no difference between

hands-free and hand-held devices," Drews said. "The problem is the

conversation," he added.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,201586,00.html

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/july-dec09/driving_07-28.html