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average of 4.6 seconds, the equivalent (at 55 mph) of driving the length
of an entire football field, blind. (VTTI)
8.Headset cell phone use is not substantially safer than hand-held use.
(VTTI)
9.Driving while using a cell phone reduces the amount of brain activity
associated with driving by 37 percent. (Carnegie Mellon)
The results are preventable accidents. In 2010, 3,092 people were killed
and an estimated additional 416,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes
involving a distracted driver.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to ending distracted
driving. They have created
to raise awareness and
provide information to people who want to get the facts on the issue, get
involved in their communities, and help make our roads safer for all Americans.
There is one message everyone should hear loud and clear: The safest
way to get from one place to another is to hang up and drive. Powering down
your cell phone (and making sure your employees do, too) when you’re behind
the wheel can save lives - maybe even your own, your employee and maybe
another innocent person.
