![]() ![]() Recent American analysis, however, showed that talking on a mobile phone (handsfree or handheld) while driving did not increase crash risk while simulator studies showed that it did adversely affect driving behaviour. Particularly activities which involve road users taking their eyes off the road for longer stretches of time increase crash risk: among other things, entering a phone number, texting, reaching for objects in the car, and prolonged glances at objects outside the car. Distraction negatively affects traffic behaviour. Road users may also be distracted by striking matters and events outside the vehicle, such as billboards, a low-flying plane, someone on the pavement, or a crash. Examples are: operating the navigation system, eating, drinking, talking to passengers or daydreaming. But apart from mobile phone calls, texting, or listening to music, many drivers, cyclists and pedestrians are occupied with all sorts of other activities that may distract them. Presented to groups about the dangers of distracted driving.ĭeveloped Partnership with National Safety Council – Attended the National Safety Council Advocates for Safe Roads Workshop – April 2016Īrticle appearing in the Huffington Post on Apby National Safety Council Chief Executive Officer (CEO) entitled: Family: A Lethal Distraction.The mobile phone is symbolic of ‘distraction in traffic’. These efforts will help reduce the number of injuries and fatalities caused by cellphones and driving.Ĭomposed, narrated, and produced a video for a Fortune 500 company.Įxhibited at ADA Day at the Toledo Zoo facilitated by the Ability Center of Greater Toledo. UDA seeks to improve the safety of roadways by adding personal experience to the safe driving efforts of individuals, companies, school systems, driving schools, insurance companies, and government and civic organizations. In the effort to encourage others to make public safety the priority as they drive, Undistracted Driving Advocacy, LLC draws upon lived experience that demonstrates the consequences of engaging in a cellphone conversation while operating a motor vehicle. UDA’s Mission: To improve public safety by raising awareness of the dangers of distracted driving. UDA’s Vision: Safer roads by persuading people not to use wireless devices while operating motor vehicles. Please join the effort to improve the safety of our roads. Additionally, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) applauded the Department of Transportation’s effort to ban texting by truck and motor coach drivers.Ĭoncern is growing about the dangers of distracted driving, as underscored during a 2010 national summit that brought together safety experts, industry leaders, and several US senators to address the hazards of driving while distracted and to examine possible regulatory solutions. NSC stated that sending text messages has a much higher risk than most other actions that drivers take while driving. NSC is focused on alerting the American public to the fact that different distractions have different levels of crash risk. In January 2009, the National Safety Council (NSC) called for a nationwide prohibition on all cell phone use while driving. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics show since the advent of the cellphone in the mid-1980s, the rise in number of wireless subscriptions, parallels the general increase in fatal accidents caused by distracted drivers using cellular telephones. The use of mobile telephones is one cause of distracted driving. Distracted driving is a major problem that leads to car accidents resulting in significant numbers of casualties all over the world. ![]()
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