{"id":1223,"date":"2012-10-24T13:16:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allenandallen.com\/recent-studies-on-distracted-driving-the-risks-are-greater-than-you-may-think\/"},"modified":"2024-07-07T06:30:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T11:30:37","slug":"estudios-recientes-sobre-conducir-distraido-los-riesgos-son-mayores-de-lo-que-puede-pensar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allenandallen.com\/es\/blog\/recent-studies-on-distracted-driving-the-risks-are-greater-than-you-may-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Estudios recientes sobre conducci\u00f3n distra\u00edda: los riesgos son mayores de lo que cree"},"content":{"rendered":"

In early June, 2012, a Massachusetts man was convicted of homicide in a car crash that happened when he was texting while driving.\u00a0 His testimony was that he was distracted and looked away from the road for “one quick second.” [1]<\/p>\n

Several years ago, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute conducted a study of distracted driving which indicated that even minor distractions, such as reaching for a cell phone, measurably increases the chances of a driver being involved in a crash or near-crash event. [2] \u00a0\u00a0More significant distractions, such as texting while operating a heavy truck, increase the risks of a crash by more than 23 times.\u00a0 Many states, including Virginia, have reacted to this growing problem by enacting statutes that limit or prohibit activities likely to distract drivers’ attention from the road.[3]<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, the Federal Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published proposed guidelinesthat would classify some activities, such as watching video footage unrelated to driving, as inherently incompatible with safe driving.[4] \u00a0\u00a0Other activities would be measured to determine the degree to which they distract drivers.\u00a0 While the proposed guidelines are currently in their infancy, the effect of the guidelines is potentially far-reaching.\u00a0 In the case of all inherently incompatible activities and those which are determined to be distracting to an unacceptable degree, the guidelines recommend that devices (such as cell phones) be redesigned to prevent performance of an activity while driving.<\/p>\n

In studying this issue, the NHTSA determined that 17% of crashes in 2010 involved some form of driver distraction.\u00a0 While the Virginia Tech study included data for both passenger and commercial vehicles, the data the NHTSA relied on appears to relate only to passenger vehicles.\u00a0 Virginia Tech’s study indicates that the risk of a crash when performing many activities in a commercial vehicle is correspondingly greater than while performing the same task in a passenger vehicle.\u00a0 For example, compared to a non-distracted driver, the risk of a crash when dialing a phone in a passenger vehicle is 2.8 times greater but 5.9 times greater in a commercial vehicle.\u00a0 Similarly, compared to a non-distracted driver, the risk of a crash when reaching for a cell phone in a passenger vehicle is 1.4 times greater but 6.7 times greater in a commercial vehicle.\u00a0 As a result, the NHTSA data may not fully describe the magnitude of this problem.<\/p>\n

Distracted driving is an increasingly significant cause of motor vehicle collisions, and cell phone (or smart phone) use appears to be a growing cause of distracted driving. When you are driving, limit cell phone use as much as possible and drive defensively; another driver may be distracted so be alert for sudden vehicle movements.<\/p>\n

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[1] http:\/\/articles.cnn.com\/2012-06-06\/justice\/justice_massachusetts-texting-trial_1_texting-while-driving-vehicular-homicide-novice-drivers?_s=PM:JUSTICE.<\/div>\n
[2] See news release from Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, dated July 27, 2009, at http:\/\/opi.mt.gov\/<\/a>.<\/div>\n
[3] See Va Code \u00a746.2-1078.1 at at http:\/\/leg1.state.va.us\/cgi-bin\/legp504.exe?000+cod+46.2-1078.1<\/a>.<\/div>\n
[4] See NHTSA’s proposed guidelines at\u00a0\u00a0 http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=distracted+driving+virginia+tech&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CIUBEBYwBA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhtsa.gov%2Fstaticfiles%2Frulemaking%2Fpdf%2FDistraction_NPFG-02162012.pdf&ei=9wzST7fXIdCu6gHrucX9Ag&usg=AFQjCNHmmdLrqnQXotLwM8EZMHwoneVGQA<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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