What are common causes of distracted driving car accidents?
What are common causes of distracted driving car accidents?
On Behalf of Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney • Jul 31, 2017
Distracted driving can occur when a Reno driver chooses to take his or her attention away from the important task of watching the road and focuses that attention on another person or thing. Certain types of distracted driving can result in the distracted drivers receiving tickets from the law enforcement officials who catch them. More significantly, though, distracted driving is a dangerous practice that can lead to serious and sometimes deadly car accidents.
Any time drivers fail to look at the road ahead of them they are allowing chances for an unseen hazard or obstacle to get in their way. Often, distracted drivers are looking at their smartphones, global positioning devices, or other pieces of technology when they inadvertently rear end other vehicles, drive out of their lanes, or commit other driving offenses that put other motorists and their passengers in danger.
Sometimes, distracted driving results when people are distracted by their passengers, the music they chose to play in their vehicles, or other sounds and noises around them. Distractions can be tangible or consumable such as the food and drinks drivers eat, and the make-up and other grooming tools they use while operating their cars.
While it can be difficult to eliminate all distractions when operating a vehicle, drivers are responsible for maintaining control of their cars, trucks and SUVs at all times. If they are not observing their surroundings due to a distraction they can quickly put others in dangerous situations and can cause significant harm and injuries. Victims of distracted driving accidents may benefit from discussing their cases with personal injury attorneys and protecting their rights to accident-related compensation.
Additional Source: https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/documents/812_381_distracteddriving2015.pdf