6 million (25%) of crashes annually are due to calling on a smartphone, and another 1 million (18%) are caused by texting while driving. These numbers equate to one accident caused every 24...
car accident because he was receiving a text message while he was driving. Texting while driving attracted interest in the media after several highly publicized car crashes were caused by...
Texting and driving is one of the riskiest behaviors drivers can engage in behind the wheel. When you send or read a text, you may only take your eyes off of the road for a few seconds. But according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), driving at 55 mph while sending or reading a text message for five seconds is the same as driving an entire length of a football field with your eyes shut. When you’re texting and driving, you’re distracted in three ways: visually, manually and cognitively. ...
Around 3,000 people die in accidents involving a distracted driver each year. (CDC) · Answering a text takes away your attention for about five seconds. Traveling at 55 mph, that's enough time to travel the length of a football field. (NHTSA) · A National survey on distracted driving showed almost 1 in 10 respondents reporting sending texts or emails while driving at least sometimes where about 1 in 12 reported using some smartphone app that was not a navigation app. (NHTSA) · From 2011 to...
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On September 19, 2016, Mitchel Kiefer was tragically killed in an auto accident caused by a distracted driver. Founded to honor Mitchel’s legacy, the mission of the Kiefer Foundation is to end...
Texting while driving would be banned for all Massachusetts motorists and junior operators would also be banned from talking on cell phones while driving, under legislation backed by the Legislature’s Transportation Committee Thursday. “It is impossible to drive a vehicle and text and do it safely,” said Sen. Steven Baddour, co-chair of the Transportation Committee, who joined co-chairman Rep. Joseph Wagner to support the bill, saying it would help stem an increasing number of accidents caused by texting motorists. ...
4-Minute Listen ; For decades, acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog has introduced audiences to subjects that stick in one's mind long after the credits have rolled, from a cave of artwork painted more than 30,000 years ago to the landscape of Antarctica to a man who believed he had a special relationship with grizzly bears. His latest film is no less thought-provoking, but it's a bit of a departure for Herzog. It's a public service announcement. His haunting documentary From One Second to the Next...
The board said the initial collision in the Missouri accident was caused by the inattention of the pickup driver who was texting a friend about events of the previous night. The pickup...