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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Car accidents are unfortunately very common in the United States and the majority of these road crashes are caused by human error. While some are relatively minor, thousands of lives are taken ever...
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State lawmakers want to go after drivers who cause crashes while texting — by scanning cellphones at accident scenes to see if they were used in the moments...
As a member of Congress, I work to pass comprehensive, common-sense legislation that will benefit average Americans. With the same fervor I had when I was first sworn in to office in 1997, I seek common ground on issues that I believe will make our country stronger and safer each and every day. I had always known of the dangers of distracted driving, and it should come as no surprise to the American public that when drivers are preoccupied with tasks that take their eyes off the road and hands o...
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, m...
14 likes, 1 comments - azizlawllc - August 4, 2015: ""We hold that the sender of a text message can potentially be liable if an accident is caused by texting, but only if the sender knew or had spe...
How you would type accidentally quick, especially in texting. 2. A common spelling error of... phrase "by accident". Started in the United States, but it has started to spread to other...