Feb 13, 2020
5:25:36am
5:25:36am
These are the stats for Utah (2017) regarding distracted driving.
The following is data from the Utah Public Safety Dept. for fatal crashes in 2017.
Distracted drivers:
18 crashes, 7.3% of all fatal crashes
21 fatalities, 7.7% of all fatalities
Impaired drivers:
26 crashes, 10.6% of all fatal crashes
31 fatalities, 11.4% of all fatalities
https://highwaysafety.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/01/2017FatalCrashSummary.pdf
Distracted drivers:
18 crashes, 7.3% of all fatal crashes
21 fatalities, 7.7% of all fatalities
Impaired drivers:
26 crashes, 10.6% of all fatal crashes
31 fatalities, 11.4% of all fatalities
https://highwaysafety.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/01/2017FatalCrashSummary.pdf
Originally posted on Feb 13, 2020 at 5:25:36am
Message modified by Everyman on Feb 13, 2020 at 5:26:13am
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2/13/20 12:06am
They shouldn't have the phone in their hands. People should get pulled over if they have both a hand off the wheel and
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2/13/20 8:30am
Yes but so are tons of other things we would never ban so that doesn't really move the discussion forward at all.
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2/13/20 8:52am
I agreed until you said "and otherwise looking at your phone". That is a hunormous (as my 5yo would say) brush to paint
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