Texting Is Dangerous, Risky Distraction for Teen Drivers
The 2011 annual federal survey about risky teenage behaviors showed several areas of significant improvement in dangerous driving practices, but texting or e-mailing while driving is a huge exception. Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, known as the CDC, released the findings from the 2011 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, or […]
Frightening Facts on Distracted Driving and Teen-Agers
Grazian and Volpe has been advocating for the victims of distracted driving in Chicago and South Chicago for over 27 years. We have noted the marked annual increase in the incidents of motor vehicle fatalities and serious personal injury caused by car accidents in which the driver has been distracted whether through cell phone use, […]
11 Texts and a Deadly Motor Vehicle Crash Pile-Up
The Chicago and South Chicago Car Accident Lawyers at Grazian and Volpe have written exhaustively about the deadly hazards of distracted driving. This fatal motor vehicle crash in Missouri should be a chilling reminder to all. Federal investigators have established that the 19 year old pickup driver sent six texts and received 5 texts in […]
The Myth of Multitasking While Driving
Drivers who multitask take notice: your brain cannot effectively do two things at once. Recent studies by scientists have shown that our brains are unable to do two demanding tasks, such as driving and talking, as well simultaneously as it can do each individually. If you attempt to multitask while driving, you’re needlessly putting yourself […]
Truck Accidents Caused By Distracted Truck Drivers On the Rise
Truck Accidents are on the rise and distracted truck drivers appear to be a reason. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is on a mission to stop drivers who maintain a commercial driver’s license to stop using cell phones while driving a heavy truck or bus. The NTSB endorsed a ban on hand-held and hands-free […]