PDF-Crashes Involving Cell Phones Challenges of Collecting and Reporting Reliable Crash Data

During conversations with the families about the crashes a disconcerting pattern emerged For many the crash reports did not re57375ect drivers cell phone use although cell phone involvement was apparent For example In January 2010 in Sault Ste Marie. Ellen Smith, Emma Kirkpatrick. Transportation Planner/GIS Analyst, Planner/GIS Technician. Maumee Valley Planning Organization. 2016 Ohio GIS Conference. Hyatt Regency Columbus. September 28-30, 2016 . Distractions. Teen . drivers are more likely than any other age group to be involved in a fatal crash where distraction was cited. To reinforce good driving behaviors during April (which has been designated National Distracted Driving Awareness Month) and beyond, Erie enumerates the 10 deadliest distractions and how to avoid them. Although texting while driving (TWD) poses an enormous crash risk, with young adults listed as the most notorious offenders, it surprisingly did not claim the top spot on the . Distracted . Driving. How Commercial . Truck and . Bus . Drivers and . Passenger-Vehicle Drivers Can Reduce Distractions and Avoid Crashes. Distracted driving . is . the . single largest. contributing factor to traffic crashes . Company, event, date. Name. 2016. Distracted driving. 1. 2016. Distracted driving. 2. Non-occupational accidents in Switzerland, 2013. Every year, more than one million people are injured in road traffic accidents, while doing sport and exercising as well as in and around the . Kelly Kapri. March 4, 2017. Distracted Driving. Distraction . is a specific type of inattention that occurs when drivers divert their attention from the driving task to focus on some other activity . David C. Schwebel, PhD. University of Alabama at Birmingham. Co-author collaborators: Leslie A. McClure, Bryan Porter. Pedestrian Injuries - Background. Why the increase???. More driving – lower cost gas. Past and Future. Steven K. Smith, Ph.D.. Ralph Craft, Ph.D.. CSA Subcommittee, Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. April 10, 2013. Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS): 2001-03. National representative sample: . Distracted Driving. Maria E. Vegega . U.S. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA. ). Safe Kids Worldwide Childhood Injury Prevention Conference. June 21, 2013. Why it is a crash risk. #1 cause of injury death across . lifespan. #1 cause of death for teen . drivers. Impact of . Car Crashes. 100 . people die in crashes every . day. About 35,000 deaths each year . Why it is a crash risk. #1 cause of injury death across . lifespan. #1 cause of death for teen . drivers. Impact of . Car Crashes. 100 . people die in crashes every . day. About 35,000 deaths each year . William Staats: MSCE. Eric Green: PhD, PE. Reg Souleyrette, PE, PhD, F. . ASCE. Outline. Intro to CMFs . Where to find CMFs. Applying CMFs. Crash . Costs (NSC. ). CMF Example. SPR . Purpose and . Goal. and Inattention Blindness. More than 700 injury crashes involve distracted driving on a typical day in the U.S.. Fact:. Distracted Driving is Dangerous. Drivers can be distracted long after they program a GPS device or send a text via a voice command system. BE READY, BE SAFE, BE RESPONSIBLE. This Photo. by Unknown Author is licensed under . CC BY-NC-ND. This Photo. by Unknown Author is licensed under . CC BY-SA. This Photo. by Unknown Author is licensed under . Visualization Tool. Carol . A.C. . Flannagan. , . Kathleen D. . Klinich. *, . Jared . Karlow. , . Jingwen. Hu. UTMOST. Unified Theory for Mapping Opportunities in Safety Technology. A. llow . visualization of the benefits of multiple safety...