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Distracted Driving Group 1

This document discusses distracted driving, specifically focusing on texting while driving. It defines distracted driving as any activity that takes a driver's attention away from the primary task of driving. Texting while driving takes a driver's eyes off the road for an average of 5 seconds at a time, equivalent to driving 300 feet blind at 55 mph. While most teens acknowledge that texting while driving is dangerous, many still engage in the behavior. The document advocates speaking up to friends and family members who drive distracted and encourages acknowledging the issue without confrontation in order to improve safety.

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Distracted Driving Group 1

This document discusses distracted driving, specifically focusing on texting while driving. It defines distracted driving as any activity that takes a driver's attention away from the primary task of driving. Texting while driving takes a driver's eyes off the road for an average of 5 seconds at a time, equivalent to driving 300 feet blind at 55 mph. While most teens acknowledge that texting while driving is dangerous, many still engage in the behavior. The document advocates speaking up to friends and family members who drive distracted and encourages acknowledging the issue without confrontation in order to improve safety.

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DISTRACTED DRIVING

GROUP 1
EKA KRISDAYANTI
KANIDIA MAULIDHANY
REGINA TRISYANTI
RIVALDO ANGGOLA E
SHAFA AL FATIH

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WHAT IS
DISTRACTED
DRIVING?

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DISTRACTED DRIVING

Driving while engaged in any


activity that could divert a
persons attention away from
the primary task of driving

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3 TYPES OF DISTRACTION

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BRAIN OVERLOAD

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Those that text while driving
are 23 times more likely
to be in a crash

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (www.vtti.vt.edu/)

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When drivers read or send a text
message, their reaction time is
doubled.

When asked to respond to a


flashing light while texting
behind the wheel, drivers were
more than 11 times more likely to
miss the light altogether.

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HOW LONG DOES
TEXTING
TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE
ROAD?

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TEXTING AND DRIVING TAKES YOUR
EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR AN
AVERAGE OF 5 SECONDS AT A TIME.

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AT 55 MPH, THAT EQUALS TAKING
YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR
A DISTANCE OF 300 FEET

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DO HANDS-FREE
DEVICES REDUCE THE
RISK?

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TEEN DRIVER SURVEY FINDINGS:

 97% of teens say texting while driving is dangerous, but 43%


admit to doing so
 Almost all teens (9 in 10) expect a reply to a text or email within
5 minutes or less, which puts pressure on them to respond
while driving
 According to 77% of teens, adults tell kids not to text or email
while driving – yet adults do it themselves “all the time”.

Source: ATT “It Can Wait” Campaign

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YOU HAVE POWER!

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YOU HAVE POWER!

Acknowledge the behavior


Without being confrontational, let the
driver know your concerns
Suggest that the driver pull over to a safe
location to check texts or listen to voice
mails
As a passenger, offer to share
responsibility so that the driver does not
drive distracted
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SPEAK UP FOR YOUR
SAFETY

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THERE ARE TWO SIDES
TO
DISTRACTED DRIVING

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TEEN DRIVER SURVEY
Teens uniformly know that texting
while driving is dangerous (97% say it is dangerous,
including 75% who say it is
very dangerous), however only 70% of
Teens say that texting while stopped at a
red light is dangerous, with only 33%
saying it is very dangerous.

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FACT

Car accidents are the number one cause of teen deaths, killing more
than 3,500 per year and seriously injuring over 400,000 of teens

Texting and distracted driving is a factor in 8 out of 10 accidents, and


young drivers have the highest distracted driving fatality rate of all
age groups

Over 50% of teens admit to texting while driving because they do not
believe it is dangerous

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DID YOU KNOW…

 Text messaging is banned for all drivers in 39 states and the


District of Columbia
 Novice drivers are banned from texting in 5 states (Mississippi,
Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and TEXAS)
 School bus drivers are banned from text messaging in 3 states
(Mississippi, Oklahoma and TEXAS)

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DO YOU KNOW TEXAS LAW?
Hand held ban Young drivers Bus drivers all Texting ban Enforcement
all cellphone cellphone ban
ban
Drivers in school Drivers younger Bus drivers when a Bus drivers when a Primary
crossing zones than 18 passenger 17 and passenger 17 and
younger is present younger is present;
drivers in school
crossing zones;
drivers younger
than 18

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Although we have
enforcement of cell
phone usage among
some driver
populations….

We need more to help


reduce the number of
injuries from this
deadly behavior

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THANK YOU !

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