{"id":1725,"date":"2016-02-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/2016\/02\/18\/end-distracted-driving\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T21:12:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T21:12:14","slug":"end-distracted-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/blog\/end-distracted-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"End Distracted Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"

To most of us, one second doesn\u2019t seem like a very long time. Our days are full of seconds and we\u2019re constantly on the go, so that single moment may seem insignificant. But when you are behind the steering wheel of an automobile, a single second can change everything.<\/p>\n

All it takes to be distracted is ONE second.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you\u2019re operating a vehicle, it should be the only task at hand. To so many of us, driving becomes a secondary task that we perform in in an almost robotic way while concentrating on a variety of other priorities. What many people fail to realize until it\u2019s too late is that distracted driving can occur in a single second, with potential repercussions that could forever alter the lives of ourselves and others. When you\u2019re behind the wheel of a vehicle, driving should be the only task.<\/p>\n

EndDD.org<\/a> (End Distracted Driving) is a resource formed by parents who lost their daughter in 2009 with the mission of preserving life and promoting safety. Unfortunately, distracted driving has become a near epidemic and many people aren\u2019t even aware of their guilt many times until it is too late.<\/p>\n

The obvious distraction that we often think of is texting or otherwise using a phone while driving. Statistics show that your risk of an accident quadruples when talking on a cell phone, which is approximately the same as drunk driving. If you\u2019re texting, the risk doubles once again. And while texting and talking on a cell phone are significant mental\/physical distraction risks, only 17% of distraction-related crash fatalities are credited to cellphone usage. That leaves 82% of distracted driving fatalities being caused by some other form of distraction behind the wheel. The other top forms of distraction include:<\/p>\n