By David Daggett on
7/28/2008 6:47 AM
Don’t Be Distracted
"Distracted Driver Awareness Week" was held last month in an effort to educate motorists on safe driving. According to a report by the National Highway Safety Administration, about 80% of accidents are caused by driver inattention. The report also said that about 65% of all near-crashes involved some sort of driver inattention.

Did You Know?
- 98% of Americans claim to be safe drivers
- 72% of all drivers admit to partaking in some form of distracting behavior while driving
- The most common "distracting behaviors" include: cell phone use, eating, drinking, changing the music in the car
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