{"id":3163,"date":"2021-07-23T15:53:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T15:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/study-distracted-drivers-much-more-likely-to-be-in-collision\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:44:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:44:06","slug":"study-distracted-drivers-much-more-likely-to-be-in-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/study-distracted-drivers-much-more-likely-to-be-in-collision\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Distracted Drivers Much More Likely to be in Collision"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most distracted drivers are nearly 72% more likely to be involved in a \u201cnear collision\u201d than other drivers, according to new data insights released July 22 by Omnitracs.<\/p>\n

As reported by Heavy Duty Trucking, the company said that the data analysis \u201cclearly demonstrates that the most distracted drivers are less safe overall, commit significantly more fundamental driving errors, and drive faster than the speed limit compared to all other drivers.\u201d<\/p>\n

And despite\u00a0laws<\/a>\u00a0limiting commercial drivers while driving to using only a hands-free phone, the report shows that \u201cdrivers who are distracted by mobile phones are three times more likely to drive 10 plus miles over the speed limit.\u201d<\/p>\n

More specifically, the analysis of in\u2010cab video and observation data \u2014 gathered over 29 billion driving miles \u2014 shows that distracted drivers are more likely than all other drivers to have a near collision, fail to stop at an intersection, and exceed the speed limit. Omnitracs also noted that this \u201cconfirms the widely held assumption that mobile devices are the predominant cause of distracted driving.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other significant conclusions include:<\/p>\n