Nashville Auto Accident Attorney Suggests That It’s Time To Put The Cell Phones Down While Driving
Put The Phones Down
Motor vehicle crashes are the No. 1 cause of death in the United States for 3- to 34-year-olds. Crashes are among the top three causes of death throughout a person’s lifetime. They also are the No. 1 cause of work-related death. Annually, more U.S. soldiers are killed in crashes in privately-owned vehicles than all other Army ground accidents combined.
Each year since 1994, between 39,000 and 46,000 people have been killed in motor vehicle crashes. That’s more than 650,000 lives lost during the past 15 years. It includes people inside and outside of vehicles, as well as motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians who were struck by vehicles. There are activities people tend to think are riskier than driving, such as flying in an airplane, but consider this: The lives lost on U.S. roadways each year are equivalent to the lives that would be lost from a 100-passenger jet crashing every day of the year.
In addition to the thousands of fatalities, many more people suffer serious life-changing injuries in motor vehicle crashes. More than 2.2 million injuries resulted from vehicle crashes in 2008. To reduce this toll, prevention must focus on the top factors associated with crashes. Driver distractions have joined alcohol and speeding as leading factors in fatal and serious injury crashes.
The National Safety Council estimates 25 percent of all crashes in 2008 involved talking on cell phones – accounting for 1.4 million crashes and 645,000 injuries that year. Cell phone use has grown dramatically over the past 15 years. In 1995, cell phone subscriptions covered only 13 percent of the U.S. population; by 2009, that had grown to 91 percent.
It’s up to you and each of you to get real about the danger of this “convenience” we have come to rely on. When you are talking on the cell phone while driving you are not only putting your life in danger but also the lives of every other driver and pedestrian in your path. Put down the phone and focus on the task at hand. Stay alive and don’t kill anyone.
If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident caused by a driver under the influence of a cell phone contact the experienced Nashville auto accident lawyers at Phillip Miller & Associates and find out about your rights and remedies.
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