The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety estimates that as many as nine in ten millennials have engaged in some sort of “risky” driving, such as distracted driving, speeding, and running red lights, and the age group of 19-24 is significantly more likely than other groups to send or read a text message while driving.
Distracted driving refers to a variety of behaviors and actions while driving, including:
– Eating/drinking;
– Texting;
– Distraction from passengers or the radio;
– External distraction (from something outside the vehicle).
Distracted driving is also divided into three common categories: “visual,” when a driver’s eyes are distracted; “manual,” when a driver’s hands or feet are not properly positioned; and “cognitive,” when the driver is not attentive and focused on the road and operating the vehicle. Studies have shown that texting while driving can combine all three types of distractions, which significantly increases the risk of causing an accident.
It’s important to have discussions with your children about the dangers of cell phone use while driving, which now results in injuries and even deaths on a regular basis in the United States. There is also a variety of smartphone apps which can temporarily “lock” or otherwise disable users’ phones while they are driving. Any and all preventive measures and awareness efforts are helpful to ensure that millennials better understand the risks of this behavior and put their phones down when behind the wheel.
If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident due to another driver’s negligence, contact Mike Agruss Law for a free consultation. We are a Chicago-based injury law firm representing individuals (and their families) who have suffered an injury in an accident. We will handle your case quickly and advise you every step of the way, and we will not hesitate to go to trial for you.
Lastly, Mike Agruss Law is not paid attorneys’ fees unless we win your case. Our no-fee promise is that simple. You have nothing to risk when you hire us – only the opportunity to seek justice.
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