• Shop for Easily Distracted By Birds Hats, trucker hats and baseball caps in thousands of designs or personalize your own to wear every day or for a party. (cafepress.com)
  • They are easily distracted by anything in their hands. (ipl.org)
  • If you, or maybe a friend who is known to be easily distracted behind the wheel, need any more reminders of the dangers of distracted driving, check out ADOT's " Distracted Drivers Terrify Me " campaign. (azdot.gov)
  • Easily Distracted? (yourtango.com)
  • In 2020, there were 2,880 crashes involving distracted drivers . (idrivesafely.com)
  • At least 8,110 crashes were attributed to distracted driving in Arizona in 2020, according to data collected by ADOT . (azdot.gov)
  • In 2020 in Arizona, more than 8,000 drivers involved in crashes were engaged in distracted driving behavior. (azdot.gov)
  • In 2012, more than 3,300 people were killed in crashes that involved distracted drivers nationwide and another 421,000 were injured, said Lauren Stewart, director of the State Bureau of Highway Safety. (pressherald.com)
  • by Gabriella Medina A report by Liberty Mutual found that two-thirds of teens mirrored parents' distracted driving habits. (t-driver.com)
  • In Maine last year, there were 3,111 crashes involving distracted driving and 12 fatal crashes. (pressherald.com)
  • Younger inexperienced drivers have the highest number of fatal crashes caused by distracted driving. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Sign the National Highway Safety Administration's pledge at nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving#take-the-pledge . (medlineplus.gov)
  • Pledge to avoid distracted driving and help everyone around you get home safe. (nsc.org)
  • In 2021, distracted driving killed 3,522 people. (nhtsa.gov)
  • Defensive driving classes are another way to combat distracted driving. (idrivesafely.com)
  • States have made great strides in their efforts to combat distracted driving over the past few years. (ghsa.org)
  • April, which is national Distracted Driving Awareness Month, is a good time to regroup and take responsibility for the choices we make when we're on the road. (nhtsa.gov)
  • The Kelsey's Law Distracted Driving Awareness Scholarship is open to 11th and 12th grade students attending any public or private Michigan high school who is a Michigan resident with a valid Michigan driver's license. (fastweb.com)
  • ORLANDO, FL , April 27 /PRNewswire/ - April marks National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and thanks to initiatives like Oprah's No Phone Zone movement, millions of drivers have pledged to curb their use of cell phones while driving. (prnewswire.com)
  • ADOT is reminding drivers of how important it is to pay attention while on the road as part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. (azdot.gov)
  • While we're on the topic, check out ADOT's Emmy Award-winning distracted driving awareness campaign, " Distracted Drivers Terrify Me . (azdot.gov)
  • Reader's Digest has teamed up with The Alberta Motor Association for the #NoDistractions campaign to raise awareness about the danger of distracted driving. (readersdigest.ca)
  • Kristin Heimbecker was a special guest of Reader's Digest and AMA, helping to raise awareness against distracted driving. (readersdigest.ca)
  • April is distracted driving awareness month, and to honor that Teens in the Driver Seat is offering special rewards this month for our safest young drivers. (t-driver.com)
  • Consider using technology that detects and warns drivers of distracted driving behaviors (such as cameras that detect when eye gaze is not on the road). (cdc.gov)
  • He said the number of distracted drivers was chilling. (pressherald.com)
  • Sadly, young drivers aged between 15 and 20 are the most likely to be distracted behind the wheel. (idrivesafely.com)
  • Researchers used video technology and in-vehicle sensors to show that distracted driving, particularly among new drivers, substantially raises the risk for car crashes and near crashes. (nih.gov)
  • When a crash occurred, or drivers had a near miss, the researchers documented whether the drivers were engaged in a distracting activity. (nih.gov)
  • In the January 2, 2014, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine , the team reported that the risks of distracted driving were great for newly licensed teen drivers when engaging in a number of tasks. (nih.gov)
  • But our study shows these distracting practices are especially risky for novice drivers, who haven't developed sound safety judgment behind the wheel. (nih.gov)
  • Distracted driving and risk of road crashes among novice and experienced drivers. (nih.gov)
  • Most drivers do not realize they are not only putting themselves in danger when they drive distracted. (ipl.org)
  • We've looked at the difficulties of enforcing current laws, how the brain can't multitask when drivers talk on cellphones and drive, and the minuscule number of tickets issued for distracted driving offenses. (dailyherald.com)
  • And the number of distracted driving crashes and fatalities may be much higher because drivers may not admit to being distracted - or because the drivers die in a collision. (azdot.gov)
  • Drivers face consequences even if their distracted driving doesn't result in a crash. (azdot.gov)
  • But the real number is much higher because traffic safety stakeholders say many drivers don't admit to being distracted or died in the crash. (azdot.gov)
  • PHOENIX - With many traveling to see family and friends this holiday season, plus the potential for snow up north attracting day-trippers, the Arizona Department of Transportation wants to remind drivers not to drive distracted. (azdot.gov)
  • With distracted driving very much in the spotlight, companies have been developing smartphone apps that prevent drivers from using their cellphones while behind the wheel. (carinsurancequotes.com)
  • All of us want to drive, bike or walk across roads free of distracted drivers. (nsc.org)
  • Title : Social Norms and Risk Perception: Predictors of Distracted Driving Behavior Among Novice Adolescent Drivers Personal Author(s) : Carter, Patrick M.;Bingham, C. Raymond;Zakrajsek, Jennifer S.;Shope, Jean T.;Sayer, Tina B. (cdc.gov)
  • The group again repeated the problem of distracted drivers. (who.int)
  • Also, drivers are distracted and one is in danger all the time while walking. (who.int)
  • Distracted driving any activity that could divert a person's attention away from the primary task of driving. (ipl.org)
  • Typically associated with texting or talking on a cellphone, distracted driving can include anything that takes a driver's attention off the task of driving, said Col. Robert Williams, chief of the state police. (pressherald.com)
  • It also includes a promise to speak out if the driver in your car is distracted and to encourage friends and family to drive phone free. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Ask your friends to join you in pledging not to drive distracted . (nhtsa.gov)
  • With these extra incentives to travel, it's important to remember to not drive distracted. (azdot.gov)
  • According to police, the woman was driving west on Solano Avenue with her 7-year-old son when she said she somehow became distracted, causing her to drive onto the sidewalk and into a chain-link fence. (ktvu.com)
  • Psychoanalysis and politics: is it possible to distract our drive of the act of destroying? (bvsalud.org)
  • If your driver is texting or otherwise distracted, tell them to stop and focus on the road. (nhtsa.gov)
  • If you're driving distracted, you're the same danger as a drunk driver. (pressherald.com)
  • If you want to be a responsible driver, then you need to understand all the dangers distracted driving poses. (idrivesafely.com)
  • This is unsafe because it only takes five seconds for a car wreck to occur if the driver is distracted. (ipl.org)
  • Adam Miller was 5 when he was killed by a distracted driver in 2008. (dailyherald.com)
  • A distracted driver killed Adam in November 2008, after his father, John, pulled over to the shoulder on Naperville/Plainfield Road in Naperville with a flat tire. (dailyherald.com)
  • An Oklahoma Highway Patrol report says the driver of an SUV in a deadly crash on Interstate 35 in Purcell in July was distracted when the crash occurred. (kjrh.com)
  • RICHMOND, Calif. (KTVU and wires) -- A driver has told Richmond police she became distracted moments before losing control of her car, driving onto a sidewalk, crashing through a fence and coming to rest upside down on a playground slide. (ktvu.com)
  • Distracted driving isn't just risky for you, it can be deadly for every nearby driver, pedestrian, bicyclist and worker. (nsc.org)
  • Thursday's news conference included a portable distracted driving simulator aimed at safely teaching the dangers of losing focus while driving. (pressherald.com)
  • Research shows that they are just as distracting as handheld phones. (cdc.gov)
  • Generally, anti-distracted driving smartphone apps work like this: The phone senses the car is in motion. (carinsurancequotes.com)
  • Specifically, the paper reviews smartphone -based approaches to distracted driving behaviour detection , the smartphone sensors and detection methods applied, and the results obtained. (bvsalud.org)
  • From organizing social media campaigns to speaking to teens at schools about the perils of texting and driving, these groups fight to change our attitudes toward distracted driving. (idrivesafely.com)
  • Distracted driving has become a deadly epidemic on our roads. (nhtsa.gov)
  • Of the three categories, the number of accidents in Florida caused by visual distractions is directly connected to the number of tourists on the road - tourists' lack of familiarity with roads and tendency to be distracted by sights and sounds dramatically increases their chances of being in an accident. (prnewswire.com)
  • I will make our roads safer for everyone by avoiding all forms of distracted driving. (nsc.org)
  • Through initial experiments on materializing abstract emotions in drawings and 3D sculptures, the emotion of being distracted was determined to be the main concept of this house design. (columbia.edu)
  • To reduce the number of injuries and deaths associated with distracted walking, Utah and New Jersey have experimented with fines for texting in dangerous walking situations. (abcactionnews.com)
  • U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx, who has acknowledged that distracted walking is a factor in increased pedestrian deaths and injuries, this year awarded grants totaling $1.6 million to Louisville, New York City and Philadelphia for safety programs. (abcactionnews.com)
  • The combination of distracted walking and distracted driving is commonly blamed for the recent increase in pedestrian deaths, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association, which asked states to comment for a recent report. (abcactionnews.com)
  • While the data is nationwide, the epidemic of distracted driving is felt here. (dailyherald.com)
  • Researchers and developers have a lot of motivation to perfect anti-distracted driving technology. (carinsurancequotes.com)
  • By driving distracted, you're robbing yourself of seconds that you may need to avoid a close call or deadly crash. (nhtsa.gov)
  • On April 16, 2018, a Twitter user called the Joshua Reynolds 1761 painting David Garrick Between Tragedy and Comedy the "18th-century equivalent" of the distracted-boyfriend meme, and the painting became popular as a similar meme with historic references. (wikipedia.org)
  • Distracted driving is a problem among people of all ages. (medlineplus.gov)
  • As many cities and states promote walkable neighborhoods, in part to attract more young people, some also are levying fines on distracted walkers and lowering speed limits to make streets gentler for the inattentive. (abcactionnews.com)
  • We know that many, many people are using the sidewalks, looking at their iPhones, BlackBerrys, other electronic devices and they're quite distracted by those devices, bumping into people," deadpanned Mayor Michael Nutter in a video, as a distracted walker knocked his microphone away. (abcactionnews.com)
  • Distracted driving is dangerous, in 2015 it claimed the lives of 3,477 people this was only in a YEAR. (ipl.org)
  • An estimated 448,000 people were injured and 5,474 killed in distracted-driving related crashes in 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. (dailyherald.com)
  • At least eight people a day are killed in distracted driving crashes. (nsc.org)
  • In early June 2018, film writer Peter Goldberg posted on his Twitter account a scene from Charlie Chaplin's 1922 short film Pay Day with a format similar to the distracted-boyfriend meme. (wikipedia.org)
  • In early July 2018, a photograph of a woman eating ice cream with a man and a woman holding hands in Venice went viral because of its similarities to the distracted-boyfriend meme. (wikipedia.org)
  • A version of the meme featuring a distracted groom went viral on Twitter in early October 2018. (wikipedia.org)
  • Distracted driving occurs any time you take your eyes off the road, hands off the wheel, and mind off your primary task: driving safely. (cdc.gov)
  • Distracted driving occurs when something gets in the way of you doing all 3 things. (medlineplus.gov)
  • They have found that this pain-related brain region is distinct from the one involved in cognitive processing interference due to a distracting memory task. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The vast majority of states have passed distracted driving laws . (idrivesafely.com)
  • She channeled that anger into lobbying legislators to stiffen penalties for distracted driving and to enact laws allowing victims to make statements in court and erect roadside memorials. (dailyherald.com)
  • What's your opinion on distracted driving laws? (dailyherald.com)
  • Distracted driving is doing any activity that takes your attention away from driving. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Distracted driving is any activity that could take your attention away from the road. (idrivesafely.com)
  • Join us virtually to learn more about our distractions risk unit, and how to conduct the Zero Hero - Distracted Driving activity! (t-driver.com)
  • Police and highway officials Thursday unveiled a new campaign, dubbed "One text or call could wreck it all," to crack down on distracted driving. (pressherald.com)
  • The four-year campaign against distracted driving will include public service announcements, signs with safety messages and in-school programs, Stewart said. (pressherald.com)
  • As part of Kendall Law Firm's commitment to the communities we serve in Charlottesville, Harrisonburg and throughout Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley, we are launching a campaign to stop distracted driving. (change.org)
  • We recently completed a distracted driving course with the Alberta Motor Association for their #NoDistractions campaign aimed at reducing distractions for parents while operating a vehicle. (readersdigest.ca)
  • While it's important to avoid distractions at any time of year, this is a good time for all of us to think about what can happen when we become distracted in our vehicles. (azdot.gov)
  • So the next time someone is distracting you by being loud just tell him or her to shut up because a genius is at work! (yourtango.com)
  • How can you prevent distracted driving at work? (cdc.gov)
  • They are distracted walkers who, while calling or texting on mobile phones, have suffered cuts and bruises, sustained serious head injuries or even been killed. (abcactionnews.com)
  • 1. The severity of distracted driving can range from a totaled car to devastating injuries or fatalities. (ipl.org)
  • You can avoid distracted driving by learning how to stay safe with a cell phone in the car. (medlineplus.gov)
  • In this article, I want to run through some of the techniques and tricks I use to help avoid distracting backgrounds when doing street photography. (digital-photography-school.com)
  • Often you will be able to avoid distracting elements by cropping them out our obscuring them behind your subject. (digital-photography-school.com)
  • Those are all examples of distracted manual driving. (ipl.org)
  • This design, which still is in the planning stages, theoretically would leave passengers free to talk or text while preventing distracted driving. (carinsurancequotes.com)
  • Did you know that children are four times more distracting than adults as passengers, and infants are eight times more distracting than adults as passengers? (readersdigest.ca)
  • Momstown Edmonton blogger Kristin Heimbecker came out to try AMA's Distracted Driving course and learn how we can all do a better job behind the wheel. (readersdigest.ca)
  • The Maine State Police crackdown on distracted driving is called 'One text or call could wreck it all. (pressherald.com)
  • To potentially help reduce distracted driving, Apple has patented a new feature seemingly intended for the Apple Watch that cuts down on notifications as soon as the wearer hits the road. (techradar.com)
  • I will speak up when others are distracted to protect myself and all other road users. (nsc.org)
  • When it comes to distracted driving, you are either part of the problem or part of the solution. (change.org)
  • So many accidents in Florida occur due to distracted driving. (prnewswire.com)
  • Distracted Manual driving is one of the leading causes in automobile accidents. (ipl.org)
  • Distracted driving is dangerous and we've all heard and seen stories where tragedy strikes in a glance of a text. (azdot.gov)
  • TWH 10: distracted driving/safe driving. (cdc.gov)
  • And New York state has lowered speed limits in New York City, in part to make traffic less dangerous for distracted walkers. (abcactionnews.com)
  • How Dangerous Is Distracted Driving, Really? (idrivesafely.com)
  • Download 2013 Distracted Driving: Survey of the States . (ghsa.org)
  • Winthrop High School freshman Kayleigh Oberg demonstrates a distracted driving simulator after a news conference about distracted driving Thursday in Augusta. (pressherald.com)
  • distracted driving test: Winthrop High School freshman Kayleigh Oberg talks about not texting while driving during a news conference about distracted driving on Thursday in Augusta. (pressherald.com)
  • cracking down: Maine State Police Trooper Duane Doughty talks about distracted driving during a news conference on Thursday in Augusta. (pressherald.com)
  • Distracted driving makes you more likely to get into a crash. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The report said it is "unknown" what Van Horn was distracted by before the crash, which happened just before 3:30 p.m. on July 17. (kjrh.com)