Multi-tasking while driving causes drivers to be inattentive or distracted. Using cell phones either by talking on them or texting is one of the most distractive things you can do while driving. I am writing about this because I just experienced it. I was driving on a back road my phone went off I looked down at it and looked back up and the car in front of me was stopped. I had to slam on the brakes and drive off into the grass. It was probably the most scared I’ve ever been in my life. The top five distraction while driving are changing the radio, exceeding the speed limit, driving without both hands on the wheel, talking in the phone and the last one is eating. I have done all five of these this week if not just today. Every year 5,000 teens between the ages of 16 and 20 die in car accidents. In 2006 there were 4,842 teen drivers that were killed. Of those 4,842 25 percent of those teens between 16 and 20 had a blood alcohol level over the legal limit of .08. After reading all these statistics and after what happened to me today I think I’m going to try to cut back on the multi-tasking and pay attention more while driving so that I don’t become a statistic.
