Data from NDOT indicates ten percent of drivers are distracted

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) – The Nebraska Division of Transportation Freeway Security Workplace used new digital expertise to measure the variety of distracted drivers in Nebraska, in line with a press launch from the NDOT.

Outcomes confirmed that 1 in 10 drivers you meet on the street are usually not trying the place they’re driving, however as an alternative are specializing in a cellphone or different machine. NDOT stated with fatalities in Nebraska at a 15-year excessive, all drivers must do the whole lot attainable to keep away from crashes.

A 2021 NHTSA examine exhibits solely about 3% of drivers utilizing cell telephones, however with funding help from the Governors Freeway Security Affiliation and Normal Motors, NDOT’s Freeway Security Workplace was in a position to make use of new digital tools from Acusensus that exhibits about 10% of drivers use cell telephones or different gadgets.

The info additionally confirmed that 15% of drivers weren’t carrying seat belts. The Acusensus consultant acknowledged “that’s the highest non-use price we’ve seen within the U.S.”

NDOT stated seat belts save lives and each driver and passenger in each car must put on a seat belt always.

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