A new survey shows that 94 per cent distracted driving the adult driver of are concerned, but an amazing 20 per cent of them think that their driving skills are good enough to drive for texting or talking on the phone. The statistics show a different story - more than 500 000 are injured every year because of distracted driving still the national highway traffic safety says Administration (NHTSA).

The Department of transportation, the American Academy of orthopaedic surgeons and the orthopaedic trauma Association have recently campaigned distracted driving to stop called "Decide to go". Even one of the extreme makeover episodes of the year focused on a family who lost her daughter, Alex Brown, when she was SMS and crashed her truck. The family love, remember Alex Brown Foundation, has entered the help of Justin Bieber, Emma Roberts, and NASCAR Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards to raise awareness about distracted driving and underline the serious consequences that they may have. Alex was one of the 5,500 people from distracted driving year die.

Illinois SMS was illegal during the journey for more than a year already. Shockingly however had 40 percent of the Illinois Tollway drivers have no idea that it is against the law to text or email while driving in Illinois. Drivers are under the age of 19 by exiled a cell phone while driving, unless emergency, such as in the Illinois Castle driver license guidelines.

Illinois "Drive now." "Text higher."Campaign is the dangers of distracted driving in the right perspective. Take your attention away from the road for four to six seconds at 55 mph is for up to two football field lengths is distracted. 2,200 Percent increases the likelihood that a crash when people text when driving, says the NHTSA. The Illinois Tollway system has seven unique OASIS stations in the entire Tollway where drivers stop and inform yourself about all calls, texts or e-Mails, before they return to that.
Distracted driving is not only texting and yapping away on the phone. Distractions are all causing redirect Visual, cognitive or manual attention.

Top driver distractions
Change the radio station, CD, or MP3 player
Eating, drinking or smoking
Write a note or reading a map view
GPS system startup info
Picking up something on the car floor, seat, or from the glove box
Cleaning the inside of the windscreen or rear-view mirrors
Do your nails, makeup, falls shave by contact lenses or eye
Conversation with passengers or baby in a car seat
SMS, e-Mail, or chat on mobile phone

You will pass up to 8,000 auto accidents everyday in the United States according to the NHTSA. The Chicago accident Attorney Robert I. Briskman, Esq. After gruesome car and truck accidents, sees the because of distracted driving occur. Briskman Briskman & Greenberg use directly to fair compensation for medical bills, pain and suffering, wage their decade-long experience of the individual and family, track and other costs in the car accident involved. Their Chicago accident lawyers have a comprehensive new website to help, their customer research and restoration have all problems, too, do you, after a car accident.

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