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Distracted Driving

What is Distracted Driving?

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines distracted driving as any activity that diverts attention from driving, including talking or texting on your phone, eating and drinking, talking to people in your vehicle, fiddling with the stereo, entertainment or navigation system — anything that takes your attention away from the task of safe driving.

TEENS

You are often the best messenger for your peers. We encourage you to speak up when you see a friend drive distracted.

PARENTS

You never know what behaviors your kids pick up from you, so keep your phone down and your eyes on the road. Talk with your young driver about the responsibilities that come with driving.

EDUCATORS

Sharing the dangers of distracted driving with your students could help keep them safe.

Indiana Is Hands-Free

To curb distracted driving, Indiana passed a hands-free device driving law in 2020, which prohibits motorists from holding their telecommunications device, except in emergencies, when operating the vehicle.

Distracted-driving crashes killed

78

Hoosiers in 2022.

In 2022,

14,582

citations were given to Hoosier distracted drivers.

Men accounted for

53%

Of the people cited for violating the hands-free law in Indiana in 2022.

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Who's at risk?

Whether you are walking, biking or driving, you are at risk of being a hurt by a distracted driver. Here’s what you can do as a precaution.

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Safety in all seasons!

Each season brings different additional dangers. Do your best to protect yourself and your community.

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Safety in all seasons infographic

FAQs

The goal of the ICJI distracted-driving campaign is to provide resources that educate and warn Hoosiers about the dangers of driving while distracted. To learn more about what you can and can’t do when driving and how to keep others safe, read through our frequently asked questions below.

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Toolkit

To help protect Hoosiers from dangers of distracted driving, we created the following infographics and social posts you can download and use to promote the importance of not driving while distracted.

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