Bad Habit 4:
diSTRACTed
dRiVing
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Just think of all the ways you can be
distracted behind the wheel today: cellphones, GPS devices, tablets, e-readers, laptops, onboard computers, built-in DVD
players. And that's in addition to old "classics"
like fast food, hot coffee, makeup and bickering kids in the back seat.
Since Alberta's distracted-driving law went
into effect in September 2011, there have
been around 2,000 convictions per month –
mostly for cellphone use behind the wheel, but
also for other prohibited activities, such as
reading, writing and grooming. And that's
despite some creative enforcement and highprofile awareness campaigns by local
authorities (Crotches Kill, anyone?)
Research has
shown that drivers
talking on cellphones
are just as impaired as
drunk drivers.
The Risks of Distracted Driving
• ou're 4-6 times more likely to be involved
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in a crash if you're driving distracted.
• 0-30% of all collisions are due to some
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form of driver distraction. In Alberta, that's
approximately 100 deaths and 5,000 injuries
– nearly 40,000 collisions each year.
Download
the AMA Driver
education Practice exam
app for your iPhone or
Android device.
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Education.ca
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