April
is distracted driving awareness month in Florida and drivers are
being urged to keep their eyes on the road and focus on driving in an
effort to reduce distracted driving crashes.
In
2016, there were almost 50,000 crashes involving distracted driving
in Florida, which is more than five crashes every hour.
Last
year, distracted driving crashes accounted for more than 3,500
serious injuries and 233 fatalities.
Distracted
driving crashes have increased 26 percent since 2013.
In
2016, drivers age 20–24 were responsible for the highest number of
distracted driving crashes, followed closely by 25–29 year-olds and
15–19 year-olds.
In
fact, drivers under the age of 30 accounted for more than 20,000
distracted driving crashes, of which over 13,500 were from
inattentiveness or not being focused on driving.
Texting
is one of the most dangerous driver distractions since it takes your
eyes off the road, your hands off the wheel and your mind off of
driving.
But
texting is not the only distracted driving behavior; other dangerous
driving distractions include putting on makeup, tending to children
in the backseat, eating, tuning the radio, checking GPS navigation
and even daydreaming.
And
remember, if you see someone driving dangerously, you should report
it by calling *FHP on your cell phone.
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