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HEATHER
LEIGH HURD
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1/3/08
KILLED AT
AGE 26 BY A
DISTRACTED
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14. DISTRACTED DRIVING:
Center for Disease Control
defines this as doing any other
activity that draws your
attention away from driving.

15. National Occupant Protection Use
Survey states an electronic device
distracts about 660,000 drivers every
second across America.
660,000 Drivers Every Second!!!

16. Three Types of Driver Distractions:
1) Visual
Texting, Looking at Animal Shaped Clouds, looking at a
passenger(s), etc.
2) Manual
Taking Your Hands off the Wheel, Shifting Gears, Lighting a
Cigarette, etc.
3) Cognitive
Planning Events, Daydreaming, Contimplating Stressors in
Your Life, etc.

17. Negative Effects of Distracted Driving:
Death
Serious Bodily Injury
Legal Liabilities
• Jail
• Loss of Driver’s Licence
• Compensetory Damages
• Punitive Damages

18. CAUSES OF DISTRACTED DRIVING:
Why Do We Do It?
• Lack of Awareness
• Unrealistic View on Statistical Dangers
AND / OR
• Ignoring the Dangers and Being Reckless

19. THE SOLUTION!!!
Increase Driver Awareness
Eliminate the “It Won’t Happen to Me”
Mentality
Apply Effort to Reduce Distractions and Drive
Safe

20. CONCLUSION:
You Are Now Aware Of …
Driver Distractions
The Dangers of Distracted Driving
& Methods for Becoming a Safe Driver
Now What Are You Going To
Do About It???