Mike Temporale
05-12-2004, 07:45 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/040511-2.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/040511-2.htm</a><br /><br /></div>"A survey of 600 drivers in Washington state by PEMCO Insurance found that 'eating a meal' was the most common distracting activity and 'reading a newspaper or book' was considered to be the most dangerous driver distracting activity. Sixty-five percent of drivers stated they eat while driving, and fifty-eight percent acknowledged they talk on a cell phone while driving. Drivers also thought both the activities were unsafe, along with several other common distracted driving activities."<br /><br />They also found that "the more drivers admitted to performing a distracting activity, the less dangerous they saw the activity." I have a relatively short drive to the train and in just about every car the driver is preforming one of the activities listed in this poll. :roll: It is not the phone or the BigMac that are at fault here. It's the driver that chooses to allow these distractions to take place. Instead of making cell phone illegal, we should be increasing the fine and penalty for drivers that allow distractions to get the better of them. <br /><br />The numbers from this poll are are really interesting. I feel that it's worth a read by everyone regardless of your driving ability. :wink: