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Thanks to Smartphones, Today's Drivers Are Juggling a New Set of Distractions
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NEARLY A THIRD OF DRIVERS, IN A RECENT STUDY, ADMITTED TO TEXTING ON THEIR CELL-PHONE, WHILE DRIVING. AND, WITH THE GROWTH OF SMART-PHONES, DRIVERS ARE NOW JUGGLING A WHOLE-NEW SET OF DISTRACTIONS--INCLUDING SURFING THE WEB, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. ACCORDING TO "STATE FARM", TALKING ON THE PHONE WHILE DRIVING IS DISTRACTING--AND TEXTING CAN TAKE A DRIVER'S EYES OFF THE ROAD, AND HANDS OFF THE WHEEL, JUST LONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE A SEVERE CRASH. SMART-PHONES HAVE CREATED NEW DISTRACTIONS FOR DRIVERS TO JUGGLE--WITH THE COMPANY'S SURVEYS INDICATING THAT PEOPLE ARE INDEED UTILIZING THOSE ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS. DRIVERS NEED TO BE FULLY ENGAGED IN THE TASK OF DRIVING: THAT MEANS THAT THEIR EYES NEED TO BE ON THE ROAD--AND THAT BOTH HANDS NEED TO BE ON THE WHEEL. AND, DRIVERS SHOULD TRY TO HANDLE THEIR PHONE-CALLS AND TEXT-MESSAGES BEFORE THEY START TO DRIVE--AND THEN WAIT UNTIL THEY'RE AT THEIR DESTINATION, BEFORE PICKING UP THE PHONE AGAIN. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PREVENTING DISTRACTED-DRIVING, VISIT "STATE-FARM"-DOT-COM.
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