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Distracted Driving
Join the Race Against Distracted Driving One-mile Walk/5K Run, June 11 in Sioux Falls; individuals, families, employee teams
Many people think they can multi-task behind the wheel, but they need to think again! Studies prove that the brain cannot give full attention to more than one thing at a time, but still people text, eat, read and make phone calls while driving. The result:
- 20 percent of injury crashes in 2009 involved reports of distracted driving.
- The proportion of deaths associated with driver distraction has increased from 10 percent in 2005 to 16 percent in 2009.
- In South Dakota, many of the leading factors identified in crashes involve driver distraction and inattention: failing to yield, following too closely, ignoring traffic signs and signals, failing to stay in the proper lane, and behaviors that drivers admit caused them to be distracted.
- Drivers who use hand-held devices are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves.
- Using a cell phone (hand-held or hands-free) delays a driver's reactions as much as having a BAC of .08. Learn more about this issue and what you can do.
What Is Distracted Driving?
Fact Sheet: Distracted Drivers: Clues and Solutions
Comprehensive Resources for Employers
Faces of Distracted Driving Hear the stories, including from Miss South Dakota, Loren Vaillancourt
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