{"id":6460,"date":"2017-03-24T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=6460"},"modified":"2017-03-24T13:33:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T13:33:15","slug":"cell-phone-deaths-illinois-u-s-roads-highways-rising-rapidly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/cell-phone-deaths-illinois-u-s-roads-highways-rising-rapidly\/","title":{"rendered":"Cell Phone Deaths on Illinois and U.S. Roads and Highways are Rising Rapidly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year, 3,000 people on average die and 450,000 are injured in motor vehicle accidents involving distracted drivers<\/a>. Ten percent of all drivers who are 15 to 19 years of age involved in fatal crashes were distracted when the car, truck or motorcycle crash occurred. The significant safety problem of distracted driving has grown very rapidly over the past ten years.<\/p>\n

Without regard to where it may rank on the list of the most distracting and dangerous activities drivers engage in, there is no dispute that using a cell phone, sending or receiving texts, or trying to use hand-held devices while driving are high on the list. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)<\/a>, at any given moment across America, approximately 660,000 drivers are using or manipulating cell phones while driving.<\/p>\n

There are three main types of distractions while driving:<\/p>\n