Hardwood Floors April/May 2019

HEALTH & SAFETY FOCUS

DON’T BECOME A STATISTIC: A CRASH COURSE IN REALITY

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With ever-increasing demands on our personal and professional time in today’s busy society, learning to juggle multiple tasks at once is something we all face daily. As a result, a new traffic safety epidemic has emerged on America’s roadways: distracted driving.

distractions have risen to unprecedented levels. We live in a world where people expect instant, real-time information 24 hours a day, and those expectations don’t stop just because someone gets behind the wheel. People o en think, “I can do two things at once. I’ve memorized where the numbers are on my phone, so I don’t have to look.” Or, “Sending or reading one text is pre y quick

According to the National Highway Tra c Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2016, 3,450 people were killed, and in 2015, 391,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers. One of the most alarming and widespread forms of distracted driving is cellphone usage. So why do so many people participate in this dangerous behavior? With more technology now than ever, driver

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