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TEXTING AND DRIVING

TEXTING AND DRIVING (1) Did you know?

• 2011, at least 23% of auto collisions involved cell phones …….that’s 1.3 million crashes

• 13% of drivers age 18-20 involved in car wrecks agreed to texting or talking on their phones while the crash happened

• 5 seconds is the minimal amount of time your attention is off the road.

Fun Fact: If you’re traveling at 55 mph, this equals driving the length of a football field without looking at the road

TEXTING AND DRIVING (2)

Talking or Listening : 1.3.X more risk

Dialing:2.8X more

risk

Reaching for Device 1.4X more risk

Text Messaging Make a crash up to

23X more likely

(1) IS IT A PROBLEM?• 77% of young

adults are very or somewhat confident that they can safely text while driving.

• 55% of young adult drivers claim its easy to text while they drive

• Teens who text while driving spend approximately 10% of their driving time outside of their lane

(2) IS IT A PROBLEM?82% of Americans age 16-17 own cell

phone

34% say

they

have

texted

while

driving

52% say they have talked on a cell phone

while driving

OTHER ISSUES

48% of kids age 12-17 have been

in a car while the driver was

texting

48% of young drivers have seen their

parents drive while talking on

their cell phones 15% of young

drivers have seen their

parents while driving

27% of adults have sent or received text

messages while driving.

TEXTING AND DRIVING MYTHS

• 77% of young adults drivers are confident that they can safely text while driving.

• 55% of young adult drivers agree that it’s easy to text and pay attention to driving at the same time

• 35% of teens who drive while distracted don’t think they’ll get hurt.

HOW THEY DO IT?

1 in 5 drivers of all ages confess to surfing the web while driving. Reading a text is safer than composing and sending oneThey hold the phone near the windshield “for better visibility” They increase following distance They text only at a stop sign or red light

LAWS:

• In U.S.• 10 states prohibit all drivers from using

handheld cell phones• 32 states prohibit novice drivers from cell

phone use • 39 states prohibit all drivers from text

messaging

• Canada& Netherlands• Banned both talking on hand-held

phones and texting while driving.

• Germany• Banned any use of a mobile phone is

forbidden as long as the vehicle's engine is running.

• United kingdom • Any use of a hand-held mobile phone or

similar device while driving, or supervising a learner driver, is illegal

EDUCATION

One project in Belgium tricked teen drivers into thinking that in order to pass their driving test, they had to be able to successfully text and drive in a safe environment.

Reaction from the students: • “If this becomes law, I’ll

stop driving” • “It’s impossible.” • “What you're asking is

dangerous” • “People will die”• “Honestly, I fell like an idiot

who can’t drive”

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Drive cam• monitors a driver’s activity and provides real-time feedback with

video

• AT&T Drive Mode• free anti-texting and driving mobile app for Android 7 Black berry

• Text-free-driving• teens and parents can also take the text-free-driving pledge:

textinganddriving.com

• Give Clear Instructions• Give clear instructions about texting and driving. Let them know

that it is a risk when they text and drive.

• Lead by Example• Always take precaution when driving. Wear a seat belt and never

text and drive.

• Become informed and be active• Set rules and allows be informed when new laws become available.

SEAT BELTS

SEAT BELTS (1)

• Traffic accidents kill about 50,00 American every year and seriously injured another 3.5 million.

• Drivers and passengers in a small cars are about 2 times more likely to war seat belts as drivers and passengers in large cars.

• Car crashes are the leading casue of child deaths in the United States. The motor vehicle death rate for children under six months old is 9/100,000 people.

• The motor vehicle death rate for youngsters 6 through 12 is about 3/100,00.

SEAT BELTS (2)

Deaths of motor vehicle occupants have occurred at speeds low as 12 mph, about the speed you might drive in a supermarket parking lot.

About 75% of motor vehicle accidents occur within 25 miles of home An NTSA report reveals that only about 35% of child seat are properly used.

STUDIES SHOW

The driver of a vehicle traveling 60 mph brakes, wearing a seat belt can increase the chances of

survivability

80% of unbelted has 3X greater risk than

belted drivers

EXCUSES

• One excuse for not buckling up on city streets is the belief that non-highway collisions aren’t as serious.

• An excuse for not buckling up on the highway is that collision at 60 mph or more are usually not survivable, whether or not occupants are buckled up.

• Another excuse for not buckling up is that “My seat belt doesn’t work, so I don’t wear it.” Sometimes this excuse is caused by a misunderstanding of the mechanics of seat belts which permit freedom of movement under ordinary conditions but lock in an emergency. (Test this by trying to pull the belt out of the retracting unit during a controlled quick stop.)

SEAT BELTS LAWS

• In U.S• 49 states and the District of Columbia have mandatory seat belt

laws• 31 states have primary enforcement of seat belt laws, meaning

police can stop vehicles and write citations for failure to buckle up. • 18 states have secondary enforcement, meaning police can issue a

seat belt citation only after a vehicle is stopped fro another reason.• All states have child seat belt laws

• Australia• the use of seat belts by all vehicle passengers is necessary

• Canada• primary enforcement seat belts laws

• Unite Kingdom• set belts must be worn at all times if they are fitted to a vehicle

DRINKING AND DRIVING

DRINKING AND DRIVING (1)

30 people in the U.S. die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol impaired driver

The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $51 billion.

Over 1.4 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol

BIG PROBLEM

10, 228 people were killed in

alcohol-impaired driving crashes

of 211 child passengers ages 14

and younger who died in alcohol-

impaired crashers

of the 1,210 traffic deaths among

children ages 0-14 years

WHO IS MOST AT RISK? (1)

• Young people: • At all levels of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) \, the risk of being

involved in a crash is greater for young people than for older people • Among drivers with blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or higher

involved in fatal crashes

• Motorcyclists: • Killed in fatal crashes 28% had BACs OF 0.08% or greater

• Drivers with prior driving while impaired (DWI): • Drivers with a BAC of 0.08% or higher involved in fatal crashes were

4x more likely

WHO IS MOST AT RISK? (2)

1.4X more likely than a sober person

0.08% BAC 4X more risk

0.15 BAC 380X more risk

0.10 BAC 48X more risk

SAFETY STEPS

• Whenever you social plans involve alcohol, make plans so that you don’t have to drive after drinking. For example: • Prior to any drinking,

designate a non-drinking driver when with a group.

• Don’t let your friends drive impaired. Take their keys away.

• If you have been drinking, get a ride home or call a taxi.

• If you’re hosting a party where alcohol will be served, remind your guests to plan ahead and designate their sober driver; offer alcohol-free beverages; and make sure all guests leave with a sober driver.

ROAD RAGE

ROAD RAGE (1)

• Aggressive Driving: • The commission of two or more

moving violations that is likely to endanger other persons or property, or any single intentional violation that requires a defensive reaction of another driver.”

• Road Rage: • An assault with a motor vehicle or

other dangerous weapon by the operator or passenger of one motor vehicle on the operator or passengers of another motor vehicle caused by an incident that occurred on a roadway.

HOW BIG OF A PROBLEM?

250,00 people have died in traffic since 1990.

2/3 of these deaths are least partially cause by aggressive driving

66% of all annual traffic fatalities are caused by aggressive driving actions

Estimated 20 million injuries: 12,610 caused by aggressive driving.

51% increase in aggressive driving incidents. 37% involved the use of firearm

28% involved other weapons

35% involved the use of a car as a weapon

AGGRESSIVE DRIVING& ROAD RAGE SYMPTOMS

• Mentally condemning or thought of violence toward other drivers

• Verbally expressing condemnation of other drivers to passengers in you vehicle.

• Not obeying traffic safety rules because you don’t agree with them

• Engage in aggressive and risky driving: • Following too close• Speeding • Weaving in and out of traffic • Speeding up to beat a traffic light• Cutting between vehicles to change lanes• Using the horn excessively• Flashing headlights excessively at oncoming traffic • Braking to get others to back off your bumper• Passing another driver, then slowing to teach them a lesson

SAFETY TIPS

• Allow plenty of time for the trip, listen to soothing music, improve the comfort in your vehicle, and understand that you cannot control the traffic, only your reaction to it.

• Be polite and courteous, even if the other driver is not

• When entering traffic or changing lanes, make sure that you have enough room

• Don’t make aggressive hand gestures to the other drivers when they offend you with their driving

• Signal when turning or changing lanes

• Control your anger

• Avoid prolonged eye contact with the bad or angry driver

• Put yourself in the other driver’s shoes

Remember to drive

safe

WORK CITES:

http://www.textinganddrivingsafety.com/texting-and-driving-stats

http://bottarolaw.com/wp/infographics/texting-and-driving-myths

/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texting_while_driving#Laws_by_location

http://bubbasaveslives.org/seat-belt-statistics/

http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/impaired_driving/impaired-drv_factsheet.html

http://www.wsp.wa.gov/traveler/roadrage.htm