- Over 90% of Canada's licensed drivers are affected by distraction legislation in their home province or territory. It is illegal to use a hand held phone to call or text.
- Drivers who use hand held devices are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves.
- Even when you are using a hands-free phone, you are less likely to be aware of the driving environment around you. This can lead to a slowed response to a critical event or worse — you may not detect it at all.
- It doesn't take very long to create the conditions for a crash. Another study found that in 80% of the crashes examined, the driver had looked away from the road in the 3‑second period prior to the crash.
Distraction-free driving sounds so good. Here’s why:
