Columbus Distracted Driving Accident Attorneys
Holding Careless Motorists Accountable for Their Actions
According the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), about 3,000 people are killed every year in motor vehicle crashes that involve a distracted driver, and around 400,000 are injured. These statistics have been steady since 2010, when texting and driving started to become a serious problem on American roadways. The truth is that the number of car accidents can be decreased if everyone behaves responsibly each and every time they get behind the wheel, no matter how short their trip might be.
However, according to additional polls from the NHTSA, 49 percent of drivers send or read texts while driving and 60 percent are comfortable with talking on the phone while driving. Until these percentages drop, devastating auto collisions such as multi-vehicle crashes will continue to occur.
If you were injured by a distracted driver, contact a Columbus distracted driving accident lawyer from Rourke & Blumenthal today at (614) 321-3212.
The Dangers of Distracted Driving
It has been argued that texting and driving is just as dangerous as driving while intoxicated. Every time a driver becomes distracted, they take their eyes off the road and lose concentration for up to five whole seconds. In just that amount of time, a traffic collision can occur that leads to debilitating, lifelong injuries, including:
Many people consider themselves to be a safe driver, or at least better than most others on the road. What they might not realize is that texting or talking on the phone while driving is not the only way to become dangerously distracted behind the wheel. Rather, there are multiple potential sources of diversion, each dealing with one or more major factors of distraction, which are:
- Cognitive: Taking your mind off the current task of driving
- Manual: Physically removing your hands from the wheel
- Visual: Looking away from the road (not to check mirrors)
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