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byAbigailCameron
Risky Behavior? Texting&Driving
There are 3 main types of 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
Source: US Department of Transportation, Statistics and Facts about Driving
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Texting is the most alarming
because it involves all 3 types of distraction.
Source: US Department of Transportation, Statistics and Facts about Driving
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In 2009, 20% of crashes in the United States were reported cases of distracted driving.
Source: US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Of those killed in distracted-driving-related
crashes, 18% or 995 involved reports of a cell phone as the distraction.
Source: US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Drivers who use hand-
held devices are 4x as likely to get into
crashes serious enough to injure
themselves. Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
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So…
…Why does 81% of the population keep
texting while driving? Source: Buzzle.com – Texting while driving statistics
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MULTITASKING Convenience of texting and driving at
the same time – people become oblivious to the danger.
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ADDICTION People just CAN’T put the phone DOWN.
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OBLIVIOUS People don’t realize how dangerous it is
for themselves&others.
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Studies show that texting deteriorates reaction time more then getting behind
the wheel drunk…
Texting showed a 35% deterioration in
reaction time and 91% decrease in steering ability…
…while driving drunk only showed a 12% deterioration in reaction time. Source: CBC News
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So…If you wouldn’t get behind the wheel
drunk…
…Then why would you get behind the wheel and text?
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FINES Are fines really the positive solution to change the
statistics around texting&driving?
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In 2011, 1500 people have been fined $167 for
distracted driving in Vancouver.
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Source: The Globe and Male – Does Texting While Driving make sense to you?
In 2010, almost 17,000 drivers were charged $155 in Toronto.
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Source: The Globe and Male – Does Texting While Driving make sense to you?
Even the App campaigns to stop texting while driving in this digital age aren’t helping.
Source: The Globe and Male – Does Texting While Driving make sense to you?
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WHY?
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No one is afraid of being caught!
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Does Texting&Driving make sense to you?
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