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Forget texting and driving or talking on the phone and driving: Those extremely dangerous habits are old news for young people these days. The new worry is cleverly called "webbing while driving."
My advice to anyone who does this, "Quit googling yourself and just drive." It seems like common sense not to use the internet while behind the wheel. Of course webbing not only involves cruising Facebook and looking up Web pages at red lights, but following driving directions as well.
Although driving directions are not as dangerous as reading and composing e-mails all these activities require sustained concentration and multiple key presses, which all lead to distracted driving. A Carnegie Mellon study found that talking on a cell phone reduces driving-related brain activity by 37 percent. Would you ever blind fold yourself 37 percent and try to drive? No, I don't think you would.
But among the 912 smart-phone users surveyed, more than 19 percent of them "webbed" while driving, the company said. That's nearly one smart-phone-equipped driver out of every five.
Close to 40 percent of Americans have smart phones now, and that number is growing fast. And though we are frequently reminded not to text and drive, the safety message may not have caught up to the current technology.
Driver distraction plays a role in 8 out of every 10 car accidents in North America, according to the IBC. That equates to four million accidents. That means over four million people have their lives detrimentally affected by distractions while on the road; so put down the phone and just drive.
About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia Beach, VA-based injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and we have handled thousands of car accident, truck wreck, and motorcycle crash cases. Check out our case results to see for yourself.
We've handled car accident cases throughout Virginia including Richmond, Fairfax, Alexandria, and the Hampton Roads region including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Portsmouth, Newport News, and Suffolk.
Our primary office is in Virginia Beach at the intersection of Diamond Springs Road and Northampton Boulevard. We also have an office on Eaton Street in Hampton. All of our accident injury attorneys were raised in Virginia and have deep roots with the community.
Our Virginia injury law firm has been recognized as one of the best injury law firms in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report since 2010. Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed on the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Rick and Jim were named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010, an honor fewer than 5 percent of lawyers receive. In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms.
We also offer free special reports on distracted driving and the Best Guide to Car Accident Injuries in Virginia.
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