DISTRACTED DRIVING

DISTRACTED DRIVING

• Each day over 8 people die in a crash involving distracted driving.

TYPES OF DISTRACTION

• Inside the vehicle distractions
• Outside the vehicle distractions

INSIDE THE VEHICLE DISTRACTIONS

• Using a cell phone
• Eating
• Drinking
• Loud passengers
• Pets

USING A CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING

• One of the most dangerous inside the vehicle distractions is cell phone use.
• Every year there are 1.6 million car crashes caused by cell phone use as well as around 330,000 injuries.
• 1 out of every 4 car crashes in the U.S. is caused by texting and driving.

OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE DISTRACTIONS

• Crash scenes
• Road construction
• People/things on the side of the road