April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Beings April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month I wanted to share a blog started by one of our carriers in relation to this topic.

This information was shared by West Bend Mutual Insurance and is staggering to think about:

Did you know that the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration designated April as “National Distracted Driving Awareness Month”? For my daughter Hannah, April will be an exciting month because she will turn 16 and is scheduled to get her driver’s license. While my wife and I are looking forward to getting some of our free time back (no more chauffeuring), we are concerned about her safety and distracted driving.
Distracted driving is a serious and growing problem in our country. Distracted driving, as defined by dictionary.com, means “driving a vehicle while engaging in an activity that has the potential to distract the driver from the task of driving.” According to DISTRACTION.GOV, the official US government website for distracted driving, 3,331 people were killed in 2011 by distracted drivers. In addition, 387,000 people were injured. This equates to 9 people killed and 1,060 people injured per day! Inexperienced drivers under the age of 20 are the most likely to be involved in these crashes.

Please spread the word with your friends and family that distracted driving is not worth it and let's work together to provide safer roads for our newly licensed driver's as well as awareness how they can help keep the roads safe for all!