1 / 8

5 Things You Need To Know About Distracted Driving

As Distracted driving climbs to take the lead as the most common reason for car accidents, Los Angeles Car Accident Attorneys want you to know that they are here for you because you will need them to make sure the at-fault driver is held accountable for the utmost amount.<br><br>If you or someone you love is suffering from a car accident due to a distracted driver, Call at (800) 602-4010 to start your free consultation with professional attorneys at Compass Law Group, PC in Los Angeles today.

SimonEsfandi
Download Presentation

5 Things You Need To Know About Distracted Driving

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. 5 Things You Need To Know About Distracted Driving

  2. Have you heard the news? Do you know the new trend? Distracted driving is on the rise and heading to a car accident involving you. Scary? Yes. Morbid? Maybe. Do we want you to be safe on the road? 100%.

  3. Startling Statistics With the increased use of cell phone usage, distracted driving has refined its look. It is no longer people daydreaming, eating food, or putting on makeup. Distracted driving is also about using cell phones like talking on them or texting.

  4. Here are five important things you need to know about distracted driving: Those of us who like to talk and drive, you may be doing a disservice to ourselves and the drivers around us. A recent study shows that drivers who talk on cell phones drive as if his or her blood alcohol content is 0.08%. That is the legal limit for driving while intoxicated. By choosing to use your cell phone you are 5.36 times more likely to get into an accident. That means you are putting everyone in the car 5.36 times more likely to get injured while in the car accident.

  5. Recent studies show that reading or sending a text takes an average of 5 seconds. That means your eyes are off the road for 5 seconds which is the same as saying that you drove the length of a football field without looking at the road. A healthy amount of 86% agreed that using a cell phone while driving is dangerous, but of those 86%, around 36% stated that when they use a cell phone they are more careful than others. If you are teen and driving, don’t chance it. More than 58% of teen crashes were because they were on their cell phones.

  6. Even though there are laws against handheld devices in California, people still choose to use their phones and it is causing major damage to life and property on our roadways. If you face this kind of trouble get legal help to Los Angeles car accident lawyer.

  7. Hire an Attorney Compass Law Group, PC 633 W 5th St 26th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 Ph: (213) 320-1001 https://www.cmplawgroup.com/contact/

  8. Thank You

More Related