Distracted Driving Awareness

Anything that takes drivers’ attention away from the road can be considered a distraction, and that includes phones, food, passengers, and even vehicle features like a GPS system. However, distracted driving is preventable.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says nine people in the United States are killed every day in crashes that involve a distracted driver. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says distracted driving claimed the lives of 3,308 people in 2022. In addition, data from Transport Canada’s National Collision Database indicates distracted driving contributed to an estimated 22.5 percent of fatal collisions and 25.5 percent of serious injury collisions in 2021.

These distracted driving numbers reflect a growing trend of distracted driving-related incidents.