Asleep at the wheel When it comes to alarm bells, statistics on drowsy driving paint a very concerning picture of road safety. An astounding 69% of adult drivers report driving while drowsy at least once a month in the previous year according to The National Sleep...
In our over-stimulated world, teenagers are prone to distraction. Even more so as they figure out the world behind the wheel. Suddenly re-focused on the road, a new driver might overreact to a given situation – swerving into other lanes or even running off the road....
First, it is important to understand the true meaning of distracted driving, we’ve defined it below. Then you need to understand what causes distracted driving, what the auto industry and the insurance industry are doing about it, but most importantly how you...
Distracted driving is any activity that diverts attention away from the primary task of driving. Highway Fatalities: 37,461 lives were lost on U.S. roads in 2016, an increase of 5.6% from 2015 (data not yet available for 2017) NHTSA Distracted Driving: 10% of fatal...
One of the fastest growing threats to traffic safety is distracted driving. Last year in Texas, 455 people were killed in accidents involving a distracted driver. The most common form of distracted driving is using a cellphone while driving, often for texting or...
You don’t exactly drive on the left side of the road in Texas, but that slogan, “It’s like a whole ‘nother country,” does hold true when it comes to traffic law in Texas. Here are some things that you’re going to need to know if you...
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