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Don’t Text and Drive – 5Logical Reasons To Help You Resist The Phone Beep While Driving

Before we start the talk, let the numbers make the statement:

Did you know that your chances of facing a car crash becomes 23 times more likely if you are reading or sending a text message while driving.

From TV Commercials to real life, we’ve seen it all! The moment the driver takes his eyes off the road to read or send a text message, a couple of sends later *Boom* unfortunate happens, everything changes. Texting and driving has become a regular practice, especially for today’s generation. It indeed is a number one distraction for most people. Drivers need to be aware of the dangers and keep their attention on the road, not on their cell phones or other mobile devices.

No one wants to be responsible for a traffic accident that takes his or her own life or the lives of other motorists or pedestrians. However, most drivers continue to use their cell phones while driving their vehicle. Although attending a call is dangerous, texting or reading messages is even worse, as it needs you to divert your mind and attention from road to phone.

 

So, here are five reasons that Joseph McCormick Construction can help you with to help you resist that beep sound while you drive:

Considering the pace with which it is adding to constant accidents, many municipalities and states are passing legislation making it illegal to text and drive, rather use phone in any manner while driving

It’s certainly the responsibility of the driver to drive safely and responsibly in order to protect the fellow passengers. Reading or sending a message while driving imposes a significant risk on the life of your fellow passengers’ lives. Can you survive the guilt of being responsible for the damage caused to your fellow passenger?

Not just the fellow passengers but the drivers share the road with many others, and at they put them at risk too if they look at their phones instead of the road. From motorists to pedestrians, a person needs to take a lot of responsibilities the moment he/she sits on the driving seat.

At times, the roads are not surfaced evenly and for that roadway resurfacing techniquesare needed to be used in order to level them even. Till the construction work is due, while driving on such roads, you need to be extra aware as a minor distraction can prove to be extremely horrific.

This might come as a complete eye-opener,

As per the study conducted by Car and Driver magazine in collaboration with various safety institutions, while reading or sending text messages, a driver’s reaction time is delayed more than his/her reaction time under the legal limit of alcohol consumption. So practically, texting & driving is more devastating to than driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Joseph McCormick Construction appeals to all to put down your phone and stay alert on the road.

Stay Safe and Keep Others Safe!