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KILLED AT AGE 26 BY A DISTRACTED DRIVER.
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DISTRACTED DRIVING:
Center for Disease Control defines this as doing any other activity that draws your attention away from driving.
National Occupant Protection Use Survey states an electronic device distracts about 660,000 drivers every second across America.
660,000 Drivers Every Second!!!
Three Types of Driver Distractions:
1) VisualTexting, Looking at Animal Shaped Clouds, looking at a passenger(s), etc.
2) ManualTaking Your Hands off the Wheel, Shifting Gears, Lighting
a Cigarette, etc.
3) CognitivePlanning Events, Daydreaming, Contimplating Stressors
in Your Life, etc.
Negative Effects of Distracted Driving:
Death
Serious Bodily Injury
Legal Liabilities• Jail• Loss of Driver’s Licence• Compensetory Damages • Punitive Damages
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CAUSES OF DISTRACTED DRIVING:
Why Do We Do It?
• Lack of Awareness
• Unrealistic View on Statistical Dangers
AND / OR
• Ignoring the Dangers and Being Reckless
THE SOLUTION!!!Increase Driver Awareness
Eliminate the “It Won’t Happen to Me” Mentality
Apply Effort to Reduce Distractions and Drive Safe
CONCLUSION:You Are Now Aware Of …
Driver Distractions The Dangers of Distracted Driving& Methods for Becoming a Safe Driver
Now What Are You Going To Do About It???