Jordan Tyczka, MSN, RN, CEN is the Trauma Services Educator for Inova Loudoun Hospital – Loudoun County’s first and only designated trauma center. Learn more at inova.org/trauma
Did you know at least nine Americans die and 100 are injured in distracted driving crashes EVERY DAY?
In Northern Virginia, it feels like we are moving faster than ever with more distractions that pose risks to our safety.
Traffic fatalities in Virginia are on the rise. In 2017, nearly 850 people were killed on Virginia roads with a third of those linked to cell phone use. The other top categories? Eyes not on the road and looking at roadside incidents. Already this year, 16 emergency responders have been struck and killed by cars when responding to motor vehicle crashes.
In 2017, nearly 850 people were killed on Virginia roads with a third of those linked to cell phone use.
Right now, it’s illegal to text or check your email while driving in Virginia. But, as of this writing you can still hold your phone to talk while you drive. Virginia is the only state in the region without a hands-free phone law. Despite six hands-free driving bills introduced in this year’s General Assembly session, lawmakers could not agree and adjourned without passing anything.
If you cannot devote your full attention to driving, you are endangering yourself, your passengers, pedestrians and everyone who shares the road with you. Remember: IT CAN WAIT.
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