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of Canadians admit that they have typed out or used the voice-memo feature to send a message while driving.
– CAA polling, 2021
Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for 5 seconds. At 90 km/h, that’s like driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed.
– National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Canadians say that texting while driving is one of the biggest threats to their personal safety on the road.
– CAA, 2021
Mobile phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes annually.
– National Safety Council, 2019
Distracted driving fatalities have surpassed those caused by impaired driving in some parts of Canada.
– Traffic Injury Research Foundation, 2019
The likelihood of a collision is increased 3.6 times when using an electronic device.
– Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, 2019
of teen drivers acknowledge the dangers of texting and driving, but 35% of those admitted to still doing it.
– Think Insure, 2019
Drivers engaged in the following distractions are more likely to be in a crash or near crash event compared with non-distracted drivers.
Drivers who drive distracted are more likely to be in a crash or near crash event compared with non-distracted drivers.
Drivers are up to 4X more likely to get in an accident when talking on a phone while driving.
