Distracted Driving - Facts:
- In Wright County, driver inattention or distraction is the number one contributing factor in multiple-vehicle crashes and number two contributing factor in single-vehicle crashes.
- Driver inattention or distraction is the most commonly cited contributing factor in older driver crashes.
- While behind the wheel a motorist must be aware of 184 separate/simultaneous things.
- Nearly 80 percent of crashes and 65 percent of near-crashes involved some form of driver inattention within three seconds before the event.
- Drivers who engage frequently in distracting activities are more likely to be involved in an inattention-related crash or near-crash.
- Drivers are often unable to predict when it is safe to look away from the road to multi-task because the situation can change abruptly leaving the driver no time to react even when looking away from the forward roadway for only a brief time.
- Primary causes of driver inattention are distracting activities, such as cell phone use, and drowsiness.
- A study by the National Occupant Protection Usage Survey (NOPUS) found that during daylight hours 10% of motor vehicles are driven by someone using a cell phone.
- Using a cell phone while driving increases the possibilities of getting into a crash by 400 percent.
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that driver distraction is a factor in 25% of crashes.
- Distracted drivers miss traffic signals. In 2002, as many as 207,000 crashes, 178,000 injuries and 921 fatalities in the U.S. were attributed to red light running.
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