Rose & Chantale

TEXTING AND
DRIVING

FACTS

Cell Phones are common distractions

1.6 million auto crashes each year
80% crashes involve types of
distractions
6x likely crash than driving intoxicated
Driving 55mph = length of football field
5s-attention taken away from road

STATS
Percentage

42%
58%

Young adults
confident
Young adults
claiming it's easy

STATS

23x likely to crash when texting

2.8x likely to crash dialing
1.3x likely when listening or talking
1.4x likely when reaching for device

LAW
Operating hand-held communication
electronics while driving
Viewing display screens irrelevant to driving
Exceptions
Used when vehicle parked off road
Make 911 call
Transmitting or receiving voice
communication on two-way
Police, MSP, firefighters and enforcement
officers

CONSEQUENCES
$225 fine if settled out of court
$500 fine if receiving a summon
Endangering Others
Six demerit points
Fines up to $2000
Jail term of six months
Two-year licence suspension

VICTIMS

19/02/11- Ashley Jones-Davis died in

car accident

WHAT CAN BE DONE

Let calls go to voicemail

Turn off cell phone before driving
Use cell phone only when parked
Let passenger take call
Keep phone out of sight
Put phone on silent

SOURCES

http://distracteddriving.caa.ca/education/
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/distrac
ted-driving.shtml
http://www.donttextdrive.com/statistics/
http://www.textinganddrivingsafety.com/textingand-driving-stats/
http://distracteddriving.caa.ca/education/tips-to
-avoid-distracted-driving.php
http://www.stoptextsstopwrecks.org/#tips