Distractions - New Jersey Accident and Injury Law Blog http://injurylaw.grossmanjustice.com/articles/motor-vehicle-accidents/ en-us Copyright 2008 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:52:24 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss NJ Drivers Report on NJ Drivers, Roads, Distractions The results are in! The AAA Clubs of New Jersey biannual transportation survey published the results which revealed that the top five safety issues on our roads are:

1. impaired drivers
2. text messaging while driving
3. big trucks that tailgate
4. aggressive driving
5. using a hand-held cell phone while driving.

New Jersey motorists surveyed also identified the top five driver distractions:
1. reading
2. using a PDA or Blackberry
3. personal grooming
4. talking on a cell phone
5. eating or drinking.

]]> http://injurylaw.grossmanjustice.com/2008/03/articles/safety-issues/nj-drivers-report-on-nj-drivers-roads-distractions/ http://injurylaw.grossmanjustice.com/2008/03/articles/safety-issues/nj-drivers-report-on-nj-drivers-roads-distractions/ Consumer SafetyDistractionsMotor Vehicle AccidentsSUV RolloversSafety IssuesSafety IssuesTruck Accidentsdriverdrivingjerseynew Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0500 scott@grossmanjustice.com (Scott Grossman) NJ Bans Text Messaging While Driving Late last month, New Jersey became the second state in the country to ban driving while sending text messages (Washington State is the first). Text-messaging is a dangerous distraction to drivers, just much as talking on a cell phone, listening to loud music, eating, drinking, attending to children, and watching television can be. Driver distraction is responsible for 30% of all motor vehicle accidents, according to the federal government. http://injurylaw.grossmanjustice.com/2007/12/articles/motor-vehicle-accidents/nj-bans-text-messaging-while-driving/ http://injurylaw.grossmanjustice.com/2007/12/articles/motor-vehicle-accidents/nj-bans-text-messaging-while-driving/ DistractionsMessagingMotor Vehicle AccidentsPersonal Injury LawSafety IssuesTextdrivingjerseynewwhile Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:06:54 -0500 scott@grossmanjustice.com (Scott Grossman)