Distracted Driving Facts

April 2023

 

Distracted driving needs our attention.

Each year, thousands of US motorists are killed and hundreds of thousands more are injured due to distraction-related crashes. Thankfully, there are things we can do to help educate drivers and inform better driving behavior.

Three Types of Distraction

 

 

 

Visual

When a driver looks at anything other than the road

 

Manual

When a driver takes one or both hands off the wheel

 

Cognitive

When emotions dictate driving behavior or disrupt focus

Driver Reaction Time

(additional feet needed to brake)2

Increased Risk of Accident


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Distraction Latency

It was found that it takes drivers 27 seconds, after a distraction, to be fully engaged again.5

 

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