Columbus, OH (Apr. 2, 2024) \u2013 New data reveals that drivers continue to be distracted behind the wheel. The latest driving behaviors survey from Nationwide polled standard drivers and commercial drivers and revealed additional risky behaviors that are impacting all drivers on the road.<\/p>\n
One-third (34%) of commercial drivers admitted they sometimes or often feel distracted behind the wheel, and their peers are noticing, because 6 in 10 agree that other commercial drivers are looking at their phones more often and driving faster than they did a year ago.<\/p>\n
The primary causes of distractions for commercial drivers:<\/p>\n
Many commercial drivers report taking these actions for work purposes. This could suggest they are feeling pressured by their employer to make tight timelines, which are causing distractions while behind the wheel.<\/p>\n
Consumers say the problem is other drivers, with 8 in 10 (80%) rating their own driving as \u2018very good\u2019 or \u2018excellent,\u2019 compared to other passenger cars on the road (14%) or commercial vehicles (25%).\u202fOverwhelming majorities agree driving has become more dangerous, reporting other drivers are more often looking at their phones (92%).<\/p>\n
Nationwide\u2019s telematics driving data shows that drivers take their eyes off the road at least 12 times per day. The average distraction for a driver traveling at 45MPH would cover the length of three football fields! States with hands-free laws are helping to minimize distraction, but we need all 50 states to adopt hands-free laws to continue to reduce crashes and save lives,\u201d said Kelly Hernandez<\/span><\/a>, AVP of Nationwide\u2019s personal telematics.<\/p>\n Many states are exploring Hands Free legislation as a way to curb distracted driving. Those laws still have strong public support.<\/p>\n Visit the Governor\u2019s Highway Safety Association to see if your state has enacted Hands Free Legislation<\/a>, or Nationwide\u2019s distracted driving resource center<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and strongest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the United States. Nationwide is rated A+ by Standard & Poor\u2019s. An industry leader in driving customer-focused innovation, Nationwide provides a full range of insurance and financial services products including auto, business, homeowners, farm and life insurance; public and private sector retirement plans, annuities and mutual funds; excess & surplus, specialty and surety; and pet, motorcycle and boat insurance. For more information, visit www.nationwide.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Source: Nationwide<\/i><\/p>\n Tags: distracted driving<\/a>, driving habits<\/a>, driving safety<\/a>, Nationwide<\/a>, survey<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Distracted driving isn\u2019t just a passenger car problem; commercial drivers also admit to being distracted on the road Columbus, OH (Apr. 2, 2024) \u2013 New data reveals that drivers continue to be distracted behind...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[1],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21650"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21650\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}A potential solution:<\/b><\/h4>\n
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