Distracted Driving

By: Jeffrey Gilbert

What is Distracted Driving?

Definition

Types

Overconfidence

Perception/Stereotyping

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Statistics15% of kids seen their parents at one point text

and drive.

75% of American teens think its normal to text

and drive.

More than 9 Deaths and

1,153 injuries occur a day due

to distracted driving.

Interesting Facts/Causes

Psychologist found that its not listening that causes the driver to be distracted, but the movement of the mouth.

Inattentional Blindness

PreventionSpread

Awareness

AT&T Campaign

School Assembly/Ev

ent

Personal DriveMichigan State Police

Why I picked this topic

What I did/do

Work Cited Russell, Luke, Edward Lake, and Steven Gacovino. Distracted Driving The Multi-

Tasking Myth. 1st ed. Russell Cafe, 2014. Print.

"Injury Prevention & Control: Motor Vehicle Safety." Injury Prevention & Control: Motor Vehicle Safety. CDC, 10 Oct. 2014. Web. 21 Oct.

2014. <http://www.cdc.gov?motorvehiclesafety/distracted_driving /Motor Vehicle

Safety>.

"Texting and Driving Statistics." Because Texting and Driving Kills. OnlineSchools.com. Web. 2 Nov. 2014.

<http://www.textinganddrivingsafety.com/texting-and-driving-stats/>

"What Is Distracted Driving." Distraction.Gov. NTSA. Web. 2 Nov. 2014.

"Texting While Driving." Free Refills & Why I Love America. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://freerefillsamerica.com/tag/texting-while-driving/>.

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