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SELECTIVE INSURANCE AND ADVOCATES FOR HIGHWAY AND AUTO SAFETY RELEASE NATIONAL SURVEY LEADING INTO DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH
Findings include startlingly high rates of mobile device use while driving, one in three Americans linked to a distracted driving crash involving mobile
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[{"type":"text","content":"Findings include startlingly high rates of mobile device use while driving, one in three Americans linked to a distracted driving crash involving mobile device use, and strong support for strategies to address distracted driving \nBRANCHVILLE, N.J., and WASHINGTON, March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly three-quarters (70%) of licensed drivers used a mobile device while driving for personal reasons in the past 90 days, according to a new survey commissioned by Selective Insurance (\"Selective\") and Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (\"Advocates\") and conducted online by The Harris Poll earlier this month among over 2,000 U.S. adults, of whom over 1,800 are licensed drivers. This alarmingly high number rose even further among Americans who drive for work, with 86% reporting mobile device use when driving for work in the last 3 months.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"On top of a surprisingly high number of employees who drive for work using a mobile device while driving for work, almost a third (29%) participated in a video call while driving,\" said Brenda Hall, Executive Vice President, Commercial Lines Chief Operating Officer at Selective. \"April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. With more drivers back on the roads and the increasing popularity of virtual work and video calls, it's more important than ever that employers develop and enforce distracted driving policies to keep employees and the general public safe on the roads.\"\nThe online survey found that nearly one in three Americans (31%) had either been in a crash or knew someone who had been in a crash involving distracted driving with a mobile device. Americans aged 18-44 are more likely to say they or someone they know has been in a car crash involving distracted driving with a mobile device (46%) compared to Americans aged 45+ (18%).\nCathy Chase, President of Advocates, said, \"The number of people killed in crashes involving distracted driving exceeded 3,000 in the U.S. in 2020. More than 420,000 people were injured in 2019, the most recent year for which data is available. This survey reveals the deadly and dangerous decisions by drivers contributing to this horrific fatality and injury toll. Additionally, one in three people involved in or knowing someone in a distracted driving crash where mobile device use was a factor should send off blaring ala...