Monday, June 7, 2010

Stats to Back It Up

--The #1 source of driver inattention is the use of a wireless device. (Virginia Tech/NHTSA)

--Drivers that use cell phones are 4 times more likely to get into crashes serious enough to kill or injure themselves. (NHTSA, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)

--10% of drivers aged 16 to 24 years old are on their phone at any one time.

--Driving while distracted is a factor in 25% of police reported crashes.

--Driving while using a cell phone reduces the amount of brain activity associated with driving by 37% (Carnegie Mellon)

--Cell phone use while driving delays a driver’s reactions as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .08 , according to a University of Utah study.

--Today, an estimated 11% of vehicles during daylight hours – one in every 10 – have a driver who is using a phone. (NHTSA)

--When drivers turn off their cell phones, they are 4 times less likely to get into accidents serious enough to cause injury. (2005 study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)

--The proportion of drivers reportedly distracted at the time of a fatal crash has increased from 8% in 2004 to 11% in 2008. (NHTSA)

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