The Facts About Distracted Driving From King VW | Gaithersburg, MD

King VW knows how hard it can be to concentrate on the road, especially during long trips. But, we want to remind our community to stay safe and remember not to drive distracted. There are three main types of distractions while on the road: manual, visual, and cognitive. Manual distractions are any distractions where you remove one or both hands from the wheel. Visual distractions are when you are looking elsewhere than the road. And finally cognitive distractions are when your mind wanders away from the task of driving. It is important to stow electronics away where they can not tempt you and continuously check your mentality when driving. It is okay to pull over to take breaks if you are having trouble keeping your mind on the roads. Keep your community safe and drive distraction free so everyone can reach their next destination. 

The Facts About Distracted Driving: 

• 7% of all fatal crashes in 2019 were distraction-related resulting in 3,142 lives lost, an increase of 9.9% over 2018 when 2,858 lives were lost due to distracted driving. NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts 2019 (released December 2020)
• Eight percent of fatal crashes, 15 percent of injury crashes, and 14 percent of all police-reported motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2018 were reported as distraction-affected crashes. About 400,000 were injured and 2,841 killed as a result of distraction-affected crashes. Traffic Safety facts April 2020, NHTSA
• About 1 of every 5 people killed by distracted drivers in 2018 were not in vehicles-they were walking, riding bikes, or otherwise outside of vehicles. NHTSA
• Distracted driving crashes are under-reported and the NSC estimates that cell phone use alone accounted for 27%  of 2015 car crashes. NSC
• Research conducted by telematics and behavioral analytics company Cambridge Mobile Telematics shows distracted driving occurring in more than 36 percent of trips across the United States.
• The fatal crash rate for teens is 3 times greater than for drivers age 20 and over (IIHS)
• Driver distraction is responsible for more than 58% of teen crashes.  AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
• According to the CDC drivers aged 15-19 were more likely to be distracted than drivers aged 20 and older, among drivers in crashes where a death occurred. Nine percent of all teens who died in crashes were killed in distraction-affected crashes.

For more information about Distracted Driving visit EndDD.org.

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