On-the-Job Distracted Driving: 31 Important Statistics, Facts & Ideas

Distracted Driving On-The-Job:31 Important Statistics, Facts & Ideas

Presented by ZoomSafer, this eBook explains:
Why distracted driving is a serious problem
How it creates risk and liability for companies
What companies can do to reduce that risk
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Part I: The Distracted Driving Problem

Part I: THE PROBLEM
Crashes involving distracted driving killed approximately 16,000 people between 2001 and 2007.
Source: University of North Texas Health Science Center

Part I: THE PROBLEM
142%
The percent by which fatal crashes involving driver distraction increased between 2005 and 2008.
Source: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

Part I: THE PROBLEM
30 states, the District of Columbia and Guam have bans on texting while driving.
Source: GHSA
Image Credit: IIHS

Part I: THE PROBLEM
In 2009, over 400,000 people were injured in crashes involving distracted driving…
Source: NHTSA

Part I: THE PROBLEM
…and more than 5,000 people were killed.
Source: NHTSA

Part I: THE PROBLEM
Cell phone usage while driving contributed to 5% of those injuries and 18% of those deaths.
Source: NHTSA

Part I: THE PROBLEM
“A central tenet of cognitive neuroscience is that you cannot do two attention-demanding activities at the same time without impairments to one or both tasks.”
Source: CarTalk

Part II: The Distracted Driving Risk

Part II: THE RISK
47% of American adults who text admit to texting while behind the wheel.
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project

Part II: THE RISK
The crash risk caused by cell phone use while driving has been shown to be equal to the risk caused by driving while legally intoxicated.
Image credit: Wetape
Source: University of Utah

Part II: THE RISK
Driver distraction from mobile phone use causes over 28% of ALL automobile crashes– more than 1.6 million crashes a year.
Image credit: Thoursie
Source: National Safety Council

Part II: THE RISK
Employees’ on-the-job and off-the-job crashes between 1998 and 2000 cost employers $60 billion annually.
Source: NHTSA

Part II: THE RISK
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of fatalities in the workplace.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Image credit: chidsey

Part II: THE RISK
18% of workers are required by employers to be accessible beyond office hours via mobile device.
Source: CareerBuilder.com
Image credit: bizior

Part II: THE RISK
CMV operators increase their risk of a crash or near-crash 3.51 times when they dial cell phones and 3.74 times when they reach for a cell phone.
Source: VTTI

Part II: THE RISK
Commercial vehicles were involved in almost half of all fatal crashes in 2009.
Source:NHTSA

Part II: THE RISK
23.2 times
The amount crash risk increases when heavy truckers text behind the wheel.
Source: VTTI
Image credit: hisks

Part II: THE RISK
Over half (54%) of employees say they check their smartphones while they’re driving.
Source: CareerBuilder.com

Part II: THE RISK
Employers pay $24,500 for each on-the-job crash…
Source: NHTSA

Part II: THE RISK
…over $128,000 if the crash involves an injury…
Source: NHTSA

Part II: THE RISK
…and more than $3.8 million for each crash that involves a fatality.
Source: NHTSA

Part II: THE RISK
Employers Held Liable for Distracted Driving Crashes:
Source: Distracted Driving: Understanding Your Business Risk and Liability - http://bit.ly/eSkbrh

Part II: THE RISK
“Every time a commercial truck or bus driver takes his or her eyes off the road to use a cell phone, even for a few seconds, the driver places everyone around them at risk.”
Source: Department of Transportation

Part III: Distracted Driving Prevention

Part III: PREVENTION
IMPLEMENT policies governing how employees use their mobile phones while driving.

“Having employers tell employees that it's okay to turn the [mobile phone] off and focus on their driving is at least as valuable as passing laws that are tough to enforce.”
Source: The Washington Post

3,067 U.S. companies currently have a cell phone use policy in place.
Source: Network of Employers for Traffic Safety

Don’t stop at a paper policy. ENFORCE your cell phone use policy with technology to safeguard your employees…

…and to protect your bottom line from crash expenses and liability claims.

“OSHA’s message to all companies whose employees drive on the job is straightforward: It is your responsibility and legal obligation to have a clear, unequivocal and enforced policy against texting while driving.”
Source: Department of Labor
Image credit: svilen001

“The combination of a strong mobile device policy and strict consequences can result in lower crash rates… Enforcement is key.”
Source: Network of Employers for Traffic Safety

But it’s not easy – companies need the right tools for managing policies to reduce risk.

“[An] effective and practical cell phone usage policy requires…technology to measure and enforce compliance.”
Source: How to Create and Enforce Policies to Reduce Corporate Risk – http://bit.ly/gQ75Im

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