One common form of reckless driving that millions of Americans are guilty of every day across the nation is distracted driving. In fact, an estimated 80 percent of all respondents on a recent survey admitted to driving while distracted at least once in their life. This can include a number of actions from putting on makeup to reaching for something in the backseat or even talking with a passenger instead of paying attention to the road.
Even if you are an experienced or skilled driver, multi-tasking in the car can be very dangerous and causes thousands of accidents every year across the country. When a driver diverts his or her attention away from the road, they cannot respond quick enough to avoid an accident, or in some cases, even cause an accident by rear ending another vehicle or running off the road.
Recent campaigns against texting or using a cell phone and driving has raised a large amount of awareness of the dangers of distracted driving. Some examples of driving while distracted include the following actions:
To learn more about how you can take legal action after suffering an injury in an accident caused by a distracted driver, contact a personal injury lawyer today.
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