Distracted driving is a problem of epidemic proportions on America’s roadways. In 2009, there were reports of distracted driving in 16% of fatal crashes, with nearly 5,500 people killed, and 450,000 more people were injured in crashes involving distracted driving. In 2010, over 3,000 people died in crashes related to distracted driving. Distracted driving has eclipsed drunk driving as the number one killer of American teens and the driving public’s top safety concern.
Over the past two years, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has been involved in a campaign against distracted driving. The DOT has held two national summits on distracted driving since 2009 and launched several public awareness campaigns to emphasize the dangers of distracted driving.
Among these campaigns is the DOT’s “Faces of Distracted Driving” series of videos, the latest of which can be seen here and features the story of Brittanie Montgomery, a 19-year old college student who was killed when she lost control of her vehicle while talking on her cell phone.
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