A 15 minute toolbox talk type of presentation with a short quiz that covers the basics of distracted driving risks. Includes FMCSA regulation on handheld device usage for those regulated by the DOT.

2. 
Following this training drivers will be able
to:
› name the 3 types of distracted driving
› state the 3 main components of the FMCSA
Cell Phone Ban regulation
› state the top 2 Crash Risk Behaviors

3. 
What’s the Worst Distraction You’ve Ever
Seen?

4. 
What’s the Worst Distraction You’ve Ever
Seen?

How Many Times Have You Done the
Same Thing?

5. Visual – eyes off road
2) Mechanical – hands off wheel
3) Cognitive – brain off task
4) Worst – Combination of above
1)

6. LARGE
TRUCK
DRIVERS
ALL
PASSENGER
VEHICLE
DRIVERS
Speeding
8.4%
21.2%
Distraction/Inattention
6.2%
7.8%
Failure to keep in proper lane
5.8%
18.1%
Failure to yield right of way
4.1%
8.2%
Impairment (fatigue, alcohol, illness)
3.9%
20.7%
All others
8.7%
20.1%
33.5%
64.5%
FACTORS
% of fatal crashes coded
Source: FARS, NHTSA

7. 
2010 Data on Distracted Driving Crashes
› 3092 people killed
› 416,000 people injured
› 18% of all injury crashes involved distracted
driving

Texting
› June 2011: 196 BILLION texts sent or received
 Up 50% from June 2009
Source: distraction.gov

8. Behavior
Increased Crash Risk
Texting
23 times
Reaching for a moving object
9 times
Driving drowsy
4 times
Using a cell phone
4 times
Looking at an external object
3.7 times
Reading
3.4 times
Applying makeup
3 times
Source: Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

9. Local - vary
 State - vary
 Federal (FMCSA only)
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No handheld phone use
Hands free ONLY if 1 or less buttons used
Cannot reach for phone
Does not currently apply to:
 CB
 GPS
 Push to talk….
More info: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rulesregulations/topics/distracted-driving/overview.aspx

10. Buckle Up
 Clear Your Head
 Have a Plan
 Turn Phone Off
 Keep a Safe Following Distance

› 4 or more seconds!

Use Smart Judgment

11. Strong Policy
 Dash cams
 Onboard GPS
 Hands-free devices
 Electronics locking technology
 Training on affects & outcomes
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Many use combination of above

12. Remember: You’re in control!
 Is that one call/distraction worth it?
 Help others control their habits
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Quiz Time!

13. 1.
Name the 3 types of distracted driving:

14. 1.
Name the 3 types of distracted driving:
› Visual
› Mechanical
› Cognitive

15. 2.
State the 3 main components of the
FMCSA Cell Phone Ban regulation:

16. 2.
State the 3 main components of the
FMCSA Cell Phone Ban regulation:
› No handheld phone use
› Hands free ONLY if 1 or less buttons used
› Cannot reach for phone

17. 3.
Name the top 2 Crash Risk Behaviors:

18. 3.
Name the top 2 Crash Risk Behaviors:
› Texting
› Reaching for a moving object