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HELP US SPREAD AWARENESS BY USING THE HASHTAG: #DRIVESAFE2015
Every year we look back to see where we can improve as a society. One of the most dangerous parts of our lives is driving the roads that connect us to the world. For most of us this is a risk that we cannot completely avoid. However, there are things that each of us can do to reduce this hazard.
DANGERS ON
THE ROAD
LET’S SAVE8,000 LIVES!
LET’S SAVE8,000 LIVES!
THERE IS ROUGHLY1 CRASHEVERY 10 SECONDS
- Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
- Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
MENU
25-50% OF ALLVEHICLE CRASHESIN THE UNITED STATES HAVE DRIVER DISTRACTIONS AS THEIR ROOT CAUSE- Mark Edwards, director of traffic safety of the American Automobile Association
ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN
7,000 AMERICANS DIEIN WEATHER-RELATED ACCIDENTS EVERY YEAR ON U.S. HIGHWAYS - Data from the Federal Highway Administration
SPEEDING 30% DISTRACTED DRIVING 26%
ALCOHOL 30.8%
WHAT ARE THELEADING CONCERNS?ACCORDING TO INJURY FACTS® 2014, THE THREE BIGGEST CAUSES OF FATALITIES ON THE ROAD ARE:
CELL PHONE USE ISINVOLVED IN 26 PERCENTOF ALL MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES- Statistic from the National Safety Council
Hey Bro! Where are you?
Dude! I totally just raninto the back of this girl’s minivan.
You should really pay better attention...
Dude! I only hit her cause I was talking to you! I blame you....FOR EVERYTHING.
Valid.
AN ESTIMATED 5%OF CRASHES INVOLVE
TEXTINGWHILE 21 PERCENT INVOLVE DRIVERS TALKING ON HANDHELD OR HANDS-FREE CELL PHONES- Statistic from the National Safety Council
- Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
STOP GETTING
DISTRACTEDAlthough a higher percentage of fatal accidents are caused by alcohol, distracted driving accounts for 25%-50% of all accidents on the road.
goals for 2015
SLOW DOWN ANDSAVE LIVESThere has long been a direct link between speeding and accidents on the road. Following the posted speed limit not only is the law but dramatically reduces your risk of crashing your car.
- Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
DRIVE SOBER OR PAY
THE CONSEQUENCESFor many years now there has been a large effort directed at reducing drunken driving. If you get behind the wheel while under the influence and get caught, it will cost you. The average cost of a DUI in 2014 was $12,000.
- Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
IN 2012, OVER:30,800 PEOPLE
WERE KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENTSROUGHLY 26%, OR 8,000 DEATHS, WERE THE RESULT OF DISTRACTED DRIVERS
26%
WHAT WE CAN
ACCOMPLISH
- Doyle Rice, USA TODAY