{"id":56,"date":"2011-05-24T03:05:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T03:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/2011\/05\/24\/25-of-crashes-linked-to-distracted-driving\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T00:04:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T04:04:48","slug":"25-of-crashes-linked-to-distracted-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/25-of-crashes-linked-to-distracted-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"25% of Crashes Linked to Distracted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Driving while distracted on a cell phone or smartphone accounts for 15-25 percent of car accidents, according to a new estimate.<\/p>\n<p>A study by the Governors Highway Safety Association determined distractions account for between 15% and 25% of all crashes, which range from minor fender-benders to accidents involving fatalities.<\/p>\n<p>The association comprised the information after looking at 350 scientific papers on the subject, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/mobile-devices\/smartphones-tied-to-25-of-u-s-car-crashes\">news reports<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite all that has been written about driver distraction, there is still a lot that we do not know,&#8221; GHSA executive director Barbara Harsha said in a statement. &#8220;Clearly, more studies need to be done addressing both the scope of the problem and how to effectively address it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As a <a title=\"Orangeburg personal injury lawyer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/orangeburg\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orangeburg\u00a0 personal injury lawyer<\/a> , I believe this driver&#8217;s addictions to staying plugged into what&#8217;s going on at all times can be dangerous.\u00a0 I hope studies like this can continue to work to keep drivers safe. I urge drivers to put down the cell phone while driving to ensure their safety as well as others, whether there is a law against cell phone use or not.<\/p>\n<p>If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident caused by distracted driving, contact a\u00a0 car accident lawyer in Orangeburg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Driving while distracted on a cell phone or smartphone accounts for 15-25 percent of car accidents, according to a new 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