Distracted Driving Awareness
Distracted driving puts lives at risk and contributes to higher auto insurance costs for everyone. Whether it's texting, adjusting the radio or taking your attention off the road, even a moment of distraction can have serious consequences. Learn about the dangers of distracted driving and get tips to help prevent crashes and keep North Carolina roads safer.
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Commissioner Causey offers the following tips to help drivers avoid the pitfalls of distracted driving:
- Don’t use your phone at all while driving! That includes texting, websites, or social media. If you really need to send a text or email, pull off the road safely or select a passenger as a “designated texter.”
- Don’t eat while driving.
- Do personal grooming like hair and makeup at home, not on the road.
- Set your navigation systems or radio stations before you start driving.
- Ask someone in the car to tend to the needs of children if necessary.
Distracted driving puts everyone on the road at risk. Here are some important facts:
- 8 people are killed EVERY DAY in crashes that involve a distracted driver.
- Distracted driving causes about 3,000 deaths per year.
- Distracted driving causes about 280,000 injuries per year.
- Sending or reading a text takes a driver’s eyes off the road for an average of 5 seconds. At 55 miles per hour, that’s like driving the length of an entire football field — blindfolded.
- We all pay more for distracted driving! In the last 10 years, auto insurance premiums have increased 16% correlating with the increase in distracted driving accidents.
- Distracted Driving is one of the leading causes of traffic accidents.
NCDOT Distracted Driving Statistics for 2020
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