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MCC Daily Tribune

National Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Put down the phone and pay attention; April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. According to a phone company survey, almost 100% of teens agree that texting and driving is dangerous, but half admitted to doing it anyway. It may take only a matter of seconds to glance at your phone, but, if you are driving at 60 miles an hour, your eyes were blind to the road while you drove the length of a football field. Please don’t text and drive.

To observe this in utmost sincerity we support initiate of many others by helping you reach resources for scholarships where students and youngsters are informed about safety rules and driving.

HOW TO OBSERVE DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH

  1. Drive responsibly

    Duh. We don’t care if your friend has to wait until you get home to find out whether or not you’re going to Josh’s party. We would much rather you stay alive to go said party.

  2. Listen to music, podcasts, or audio books

    What a great alternative to handicapping yourself with texting! Jamming out to your tunes or listening to an epic fight scene is much more entertaining than discussing what you want for dinner anyway.

  3. Take a roadtrip with friends

    Not only is this a fun way to bond, but your friends are actually there. Plus, it's rude to text while visiting with people.

5 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE TEXTING AND DRIVING

  1. You’re at a huge risk

    Text messaging increases the risk of crash or near-crash by 23 times.

  2. Teens are at a huge risk

    The fatal crash rate for teens is 3 times greater than for drivers age 20 and over

  3. Teens are not better at texting

    Driver distraction is responsible for more than 58% of teen crashes.

  4. Most people are hazards

    Over 80% of drivers admit to blatantly hazardous behavior while driving, such as changing clothes, steering with a foot, painting nails, or even shaving.

  5. 5 seconds is a long time

    Sending or reading a text message takes your eyes off the road for about 5 seconds, long enough to cover a football field while driving at 55 mph

WHY DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH IS IMPORTANT

  1. Texting and swerving

    People who text and drive statistically spend 10% of their time on the road outside their lane. Yikes.

  2. It’s illegal

    43 of America’s 50 states have laws prohibiting texting and driving. South Dakota, New Mexico, Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri have laws regulating it. Arizona just extended their reckless driving laws to cover texting.

  3. Texting is worse than drunk driving

    Texters are six times more likely to wreck their car than drivers over the legal drinking limit. How horrifying is that? Answer: Very.

 

National Distracted Driving Awareness Month - National Today - https://nationaltoday.com/distracted-driving-awareness-month/

Sarah Benedict
MCC Wellness Council
04/10/2023