Distracted Driving

Each day in the United States, approximately 9 people are killed and more than 1,000 injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver.1
Distracted driving is driving while doing another activity that takes your attention away from driving. Distracted driving can increase the chance of a motor vehicle crash.
References
- National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Distracted Driving: 2015, in Traffic Safety Research Notes. DOT HS 812 381. March 2017, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Washington, D.C.
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Policy Statement and Compiled FAQs on Distracted Driving. [cited 2017 April 13]Available from: http://www.nhtsa.gov.edgesuite-staging.net/Driving+Safety/Distracted+Driving/Policy+Statement+and+Compiled+FAQs+on+Distracted+Driving.
- Vegega, M., Jones, B., and Monk, C. (2013, December). Understanding the effects of distracted driving and developing strategies to reduce resulting deaths and injuries: A report to congress. (Report No. DOT HS 812 053. Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Facts and Statistics. [cited 2016 Feb 23] Available from: http://www.distraction.gov/stats-research-laws/facts-and-statistics.html.
- Olsen, E.O., R.A. Shults, and D.K. Eaton, Texting while driving and other risky motor vehicle behaviors among US high school students. Pediatrics, 2013. 131(6): p. e1708-15.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance- United States, 2015. 2016, [Cited April 13, 2017] Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/features/yrbs/.
- Insurance Institutes for Highway Safety. Distracted Driving: Cellphones and texting. April 2017 [cited April 13, 2017]. Available from: http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/laws/cellphonelaws.
- Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging while Driving (Executive Order 13513). 2009: 3 CFR. p. 3. [Cited April 13, 2017] Available from: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/10/06/E9-24203/federal-leadership-on-reducing-text-messaging-while-driving
- Federal Railroad Administration. Restrictions on Railroad Operating Employees: Use of Cellular Telephones and Other Electronic Devices. 2010; [Cited April 13, 2017] Available from: https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/L03256.
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Limiting the Use of Wireless Communication Devices. 2010 [cited April 13, 2017]; Available from: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/rulemaking/2010-23861.
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers: Restricting the Use of Cellular Phones. 2011 [cited April 13 2017] Available from: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/12/02/2011-30749/drivers-of-cmvs-restricting-the-use-of-cellular-phones.
- Chaudhary, N. K., Casanova-Powell, T. D., Cosgrove, L., Reagan, I., & Williams, A. (2012, August). Evaluation of NHTSA distracted driving demonstration projects in Connecticut and New York. (Report No. DOT HS 811 635). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
- Chaudhary, N. K., Connolly, J., Tison, J., Solomon, M., & Elliott, K. (2015, January). Evaluation of the NHTSA distracted driving high-visibility enforcement demonstration projects in California and Delaware. (Report No. DOT HS 812 108). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Distracted Driving. U Drive. U Text. U Pay. [Cited April 13, 2017] Available from: https://www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov/get-materials/distracted-driving/u-drive-u-text-u-pay
- Page last reviewed: June 9, 2017
- Page last updated: June 9, 2017
- Content source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
- Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention