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Originally Posted by TDC#2
For those who don't know:20 percent of injury crashes in 2009 involved reports of distracted driving. (NHTSA). - Of those killed in distracted-driving-related crashed, 995 involved reports of a cell phone as a distraction (18% of fatalities in distraction-related crashes). (NHTSA)
- In 2009, 5,474 people were killed in U.S. roadways and an estimated additional 448,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes that were reported to have involved distracted driving. (FARS and GES)
- The age group with the greatest proportion of distracted drivers was the under-20 age group – 16 percent of all drivers younger than 20 involved in fatal crashes were reported to have been distracted while driving. (NHTSA)
- Drivers who use hand-held devices are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves. (Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)
- Using a cell phone use while driving, whether it’s hand-held or hands-free, delays a driver's reactions as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .08 percent. (Source: University of Utah)
So blow it off if you want to. But you're going against reality. |
Lots of great statistics. Although, these numbers don't mean anything when you are just showing your "side" of the story. You should put both statistics up, if you really want to "win" your case. You should also provide links to where you're getting these numbers.
For instance, in a previous post you say that both driving while distracted is exactly the same as driving under the influence. But with the information i'm reading from my sources, and your numbers, driving under the influences is much worse. here is what i got:
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 33,808 people died in traffic crashes in 2009 in the United States (latest figures available), including an estimated 10,839 people who died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. Drunk driving fatalities accounted for 32% of all traffic deaths last year, that is, on average someone is killed in an alcohol-impaired driving crash about every 50 minutes in the U.S. (Source: NHTSA/FARS, 2010)
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http://www.centurycouncil.org/learn-...iving-research
So that's almost double the 18% you showed for distracted drivers.
and to your last bullet, .08 is the legal limit, so i'm not sure if that bullet helped your stance on the subject. lol