As smartphones become more common across the country, so does the desire for many to use them while behind the wheel. However, distracted driving is being singled out as an increasing danger on the roads that nonprofit groups have dedicated themselves to stopping.
According to the website of FocusDriven, an awareness group advocating for cell phone-free driving, drivers who take to their cell phone were four time more likely to become involved in a car accident.
Additionally, the website referenced a recent simulator study that found those using cell phones while behind the wheel had a slower reaction time than drivers with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent, the legal limit.
Despite the danger, the website also referenced a poll that found 81 percent of the public saying they had talked on a cell phone while driving.
The nonprofit organization, which grew out of the Distracted Driving Summit in Washington D.C. last September, was formally announced by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Tuesday as the first national nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of distracted driving.
While steps are being taken to make the roads safer by eliminating distracted driving, the daily danger is still there for those who have long commutes to and from their job every day. If one falls victim to a distracted driver and needs funding to quickly repair a car for work, a payday loan may be able to fund the repairs in a pinch.
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