Distracted Driving

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Distracted Driving: What You Should Know

TWO SECONDS = The maximum amount of time a driver can safely divert his or her attention from the road. FIVE SECONDS = The average time a driver will be distracted while texting. The distance traveled in five seconds while driving 55 MPH is 100 yards – that's the equivalent of driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed.

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West Bend FOCUS aims to educate drivers and passengers about the dangers of distracted driving.

Distracted driving causes almost 280,000 injuries per year.*

*Sep 7, 2021, NHTSA;

Distracted driving can take many forms – not just texting or talking on the phone. Eating or drinking, applying makeup, adjusting the stereo – among other activities – are distractions.

Having a passenger in the vehicle can be distracting, especially for teens.

ANY distraction is a dangerous distraction. Driving safely means driving has your full attention. Non-driving activities you engage in significantly increase your risk of an accident.

Taking your eyes off of the road – even for a few seconds – could cost someone, including you, their life.

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In 2019, there were 228,679,719 licensed drivers and 299,267,114 registered vehicles in the United States. Drivers drove a total of over three trillion miles.

NHTSA, 2021 - Source: https://driving-tests.org/driving-statistics

The number of people killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes on US roadways during 2019

36,096

The estimated number of people injured on our roadways

2.74 million

According to the NHTSA, distracted driving led to:

3,600 deaths in 2019 3,142 deaths in 2018 2,628 deaths in 2017

In 2018 about one in five people who died in crashes involving a distracted driver WERE NOT in vehicles ― these people were walking, riding their bikes, or otherwise outside a vehicle.*

Nine percent of drivers 15 to 20 years old involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted. This age group has the largest proportion of drivers who were distracted at the time of fatal crashes

In 2020, 22.7% drivers reported that they sent emails or a text messages on hand-held cell phones within the past 30 days

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, 2021 Source: https://driving-tests.org/driving-statistics

One in three teens who text say they have done so while driving. Research indicates that dialing a phone while driving increases a teen’s risk of crashing by six times. Texting while driving increases the risk of crashing by 23 times

NHTSA, 2018 Source: https://driving-tests.org/driving-statistics

*National Highway Traffic Safety Administration April 2020 Traffic Safety Facts Research Note: Distracted Driving 2018 Department of Transportation, Washington, DC: NHTSA Accessed 18 August 2020

Nine percent of fatal crashes, 15 percent of injury crashes, and 15 percent of all police-reported motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2019 were reported as distraction-affected crashes

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