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Here's what to tell clients about reducing distractions on the road

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, calling attention to a dangerous epidemic on Americas roadways. Distracted driving killed at least 3,164 people in 2013.

By Insurance Information Institute | Updated on April 15, 2015
From April 10-15, state and local law enforcement will aggressively ticket drivers who are texting or using their mobile devices when behind the wheel. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on iii.org and is reprinted here with their permission. Click here for the original post.

Have you ever texted, spoken on the phone, changed radio stations, or even turned around to talk to passengers while driving? If so, you may be exposing yourself, your passengers, and anybody else on the road to harm. Driver distractions such as these accounted for 10% of all fatal crashes, 18% of injury crashes and 16% of all motor vehicle crashes in 2012, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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