Teach Your Children About Distracted Driving

Jun 11, 2014

WHAT IS CONSIDERED DISTRACTED DRIVING?

Graphic listing distracted driving behaviours such as texting, eating and grooming

You are twice as likely to get into a car crash if you are texting while driving. Distractions while driving has become a major epidemic with “texting” particular. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicates that, of drivers 15-19 years old in fatal crashes, 21% of the distracted drivers were distracted by using their cell phones. 25% of teens respond to a text message once or more every time they drive, 20% of teens and 10% of parents admit they have extended, multi-message text conversations while driving, as it relates to the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Virginia Tech has noted that many people resort to using headphones as a “safer” alternative but studies have concluded they are not substantially safer than a held hand device.