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Avoid Distracted Driving to Keep You and Your Family Safe
Driver distractions and inattentive driving play a part in one out of every four motor vehicle crashes. That’s more than 1.5 million collisions a year — more than 4,300 crashes each day!
A report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicates that inattention causes 68 percent of rear-end crashes. Other kinds of crashes — backing up, lane changes and merging—are usually caused by a driver not recognizing an obstacle or not paying attention.
Many crashes are caused by actions as simple as tuning the radio, dropping an item on the floor , reaching into the glove compartment, answering your cell phone, breaking up a dispute between your children or even glancing at a dog on the sidewalk. Carelessness or inattention—even for a second to change the radio station—causes more crashes than anything else.
How can you prevent this? Here are a few safety tips for the holiday commute.
- Stay focused and attentive.
- Avoid talking while driving.
- Keep both hands on the wheel.
- Don’t drive tired. Share long trips with a companion.
- Don’t drive when you are angry or upset. Wait for your emotions to cool down before getting behind the wheel.
- Pull off to the side of the road if you need to use your cell phone.
- Avoid “gawking” at accidents or other activities.
- Don’t eat in the car.
- Don’t try to read text messages, maps, books or other material while behind the wheel.
Please share this information with others. Remember, always drive defensively.
