Distracted Driving: driving while doing another activity that takes your attention away from driving. Distracted driving can increase the chance of a motor vehicle crash.

1. Distracted Driving

2. Distracted Driving: driving while doing
another activity that takes your
attention away from driving. Distracted
driving can increase the chance of a
motor vehicle crash.
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
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3. Three Types of Distraction
1. Visual: Eyes off the
road
2. Manual: Hands off
the wheel
3. Cognitive: Mind is on
matters other than
driving
CDC
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4. Nationally 2015
3,477
Distracted Driving Deaths
391,000
Distracted Driving Injuries
CDC
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5. Leading Cause of Distracted Driving
Cell Phone usage:
• Reading or sending text messages
• Looking down to make a phone call
• Talking on the phone
It takes an average of between 4 -5 seconds to stop, look
down, read a text and look back up, in that period of time at
60 mph you have traveled over the length of a football field.
Source: Mike Stephenson, Partner of McNeely Stephenson
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6. Additional Distractions
Smoking
Moving objects
Using devices/controls to
operate the vehicle
Adjusting audio or climate
controls
Eating or drinking
Using or reaching for a
device brought into the
car
Other occupants
Outside person, object or
event
Generally distracted or
“lost in thought”
Source: Safestart
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7. Indiana Distracted Driving Penalties
Suspended driving
privileges
Fines
Attorney’s fees
Court costs
Insurance rate
increases
Source: AAA Indiana
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8. Distracted Driving Indiana: 2014
 9,177 Distracted Driving
Accidents
 1,071 Cell-Phone Distraction
 Six Fatal Collisions 2014
Because of Distracted Driving
 Economic Cost of Distracted
Driving Accidents: $197.5
million
Source: Indiana Government
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9. Indiana Texting and Driving Law
As of 2011, except in the case of an emergency,
text messaging of any type is illegal while driving in
Indiana. The state was the 32nd state to pass such a
law.
No other cell phone and driving legislation has
passed since 2011, despite bills introduced nearly
each year.
Source: HandsFree
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10. AAA: Prevent Distracted Driving
Do not attempt to read or send text messages or
emails while driving.
Remove anything you know will distract you from
driving before starting the car.
Stop if something inside the car distracts you.
Allow passengers to control anything (stereo, GPS)
that takes your attention from the road.
Turn off cell phones or place in a compartment.
Make sure children and pets are secure before
driving.
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11. Don’t snack or eat while driving.
Make sure grooming is done before leaving home.
Adjust all car features – seat, mirrors, GPS – before
leaving.
Make sure loose gear that could move and distract is
safely put away before driving.
Use all the tools at your disposal (such as mirrors) to
focus on the road.
Source: AAA
AAA: Prevent Distracted Driving
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