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* USA - DISTRACTED DRIVERS: Truckers have unique view of
* New Jersey - Distraction drivers are 23 times more likely to get into an accident
Trenton,NJ,USA -NJ Voices Guest Blogger/NJ.com, by Tom Clark, senior vice president of operations for Con-way Freight -June 01, 2013: ... Consider that truck drivers are perched about 4 feet above where the average motorist sits in his car. Their vantage point allows them to take in America’s landscape from another point of view. Unfortunately, what that view often includes is motorists doing everything but paying attention to the road... Distracted driving by the motoring public, including texting, is as common as exit signs and rest stops... Truck drivers’ reports of distracted driving aren’t merely anecdotal. In fact, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, 660,000 drivers are using their cell phones or electronic devices while driving in any given hour. In 2011, nearly 400,000 people were killed or injured in the United States because of distracted driving... Distraction while behind the wheel means drivers are 23 times more likely to get into an accident. The harm you may cause to yourself and others could be catastrophic...Labels: driver distraction
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