Safe driving tips: Don’t attention to your cell phone when you drive!

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  About 1.3million accidents, or 26% of all pile ups, are blamed on drivers using cell phones
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  Five per cent (5%) of all accidents are based on texting while driving
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  Individuals who drive while sending or reading text messages are 23 times more likely to be involved in a car crash than other drivers. A crash typically happens within an average of three seconds after a driver is distracted.

Source: NSC UK 2014 –published on Daily News by Ryan Gorman

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  Speeding $8,4 billion
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  Distracted driving $8,2 billion
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  Under alcohol influence driving $6,0 billion

Source: Report of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - USA

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  Distractions account for more crashes than alcohol
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  Talking on the mobile phone is not as risky as the process of finding the phone and dialing a number
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  Distraction is a contributory factor in 10-30% of road traffic accidents (EU)

Source: SafetyNet Accident Causation Database

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  9% of drivers in Greece between 18-24 years old use mobile phone while driving
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  The normal reaction time of a driver is 2’’ but, according to the research, drivers using cell phone while driving react on 2 ½’’, that means 14m more before drivers react ( max. speed 100Km/h).
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  Use of cell phone while driving is forbidden (K.O.K. Article 13), except for Bluetooth usage – the use of hands free is not allowed.

Source: R.S.I. Panos Mylonas - ROAD SAFETY INSTITUTE

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  Longer reaction times to detect and respond to unexpected driving related events
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  Impaired ability to maintain correct lane position, an appropriate speed
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  Slower braking reactions with pre intensive braking and shorter stopping distances
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  Slower reaction times to traffic signals and even missed signals
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  A reduced field of view (i.e. drivers are more likely to look straight ahead and not at their periphery or in the mirrors)
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  Accepting gaps in traffic streams that do not give sufficient space to the driver to safety man oeuvre the vehicle into the traffic flow
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  Increased mental workload, resulting in higher levels of stress and frustration
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  A reduced awareness of what is happening around them