Holiday Passenger Safety and Distracted Driving Dangers

It’s that time of year again.  Our to do lists are longer than our arms, places we need to be, and of course, we’re always in a hurry.  Whether you’re stressed or not, there are more distractions than ever when you’re driving.

We want you to be safe and stay safe.  Let us help you stay safe by pre-arranging your holiday transportation with us, and leave the driving to us.

At KEE Limousine, passenger safety is a priority. With the ever-increasing popularity of smartphones and texting, the temptation to check your texts while driving is always there. You may have noticed that last month there was a pretty big media campaign against distracted driving.  In fact, you may have seen the video below shared on Facebook:

Higher Perspective Distracted Driving PSA

The video made an impact with everyone we spoke to about it.  It inspired us so much we wanted to share it with our website readers to increase awareness of distracted driving.

The statistics are frightening:

• Over 2.5 million people in the U.S. are involved in road accidents each year. The population of the US is just 318.9 million. At this rate, the American people could be extinct in two human lifespans. This is an astounding number of traffic accidents.
• Of these, 1.6 million have a cell phone involved in them. That’s 64% of all the road accidents in the United States. Over half the road accidents in the States have cell phones involved, and if this doesn’t make you realize just how potent it is, what will?
• 37,000+ people die in automobile crashes in the U.S every year
• Every year, about 421,000 people are injured in crashes that have involved a driver who was distracted in some way.
• Each year, over 330,000 accidents caused by texting while driving lead to severe injuries. This means that over 78% of all distracted drivers are distracted because they have been texting while driving.
• 1 out of 4 car accidents in the US are caused by texting while driving.
• Texting and driving is 6 times more likely to get you in an accident than drunk driving. That’s right, it is actually safer for someone to get wasted and get behind the wheel than to text and do it.
• It takes an average of three seconds after a driver’s mind is taken off the road for any road accident to occur. This is the bare minimum amount of time it takes, and it is surprisingly small. Three seconds is the time it takes to turn your ignition when starting your car.
• Reading a text message while driving successfully distracts a driver for a minimum of five seconds each time. This means that the chances of an accident occurring while reading a text is extremely high indeed.

At KEE Limousine, we take steps to ensure that our drivers are not distracted with a safety protocol we implemented. Passenger safety is a priority at KEE and we want you to be safe when you’re not in our cars also. So please watch this video and talk to all the drivers in your family about some of the things that can distract a driver that are dangerous.

Thank you for your confidence in our services.  We will always strive for excellence in all areas of our service to you, and safety is our number one priority.