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Distracted Fast Facts:

• 3,166 people died in 2017 in crashes involving a distracted driver.
• 6% of all motor vehicle crashes in the United States in 2017 involved a distracted driver.
• 24 children died in hot cars in 2019 related to multitasking/distraction.
• Distracted walking injuries are on the rise, with 52 percent of distracted walking injuries occurring at home.
• On average, a non-fatal injury crash at work that involves distraction costs the employer $72,442.

Sources:

• Distracted walking injuries at home: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/distracted-walking-injuries-on-the-rise-52-percent-occur-at-home-300100870.html
  
• CDC distracted driving and non-fatal crashes at work: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/motorvehicle/topics/distracteddriving/default.html
  
• Kids in hot cars: https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/anyone-could-forget-kids-in-hot-car-forgotten-baby-syndrome/
  

Distraction Assessments

• HuffPost - How Distracted Are You: Take the Quiz (all ages)
  
• Digital Distraction Self-Assessment for Youth and Teens
• NHTSA Measuring Distraction: Methods & Techniques (comprehensive repository)
  
• Driver Distraction Assessment using the Cognitive Assessment Tool Set (CATS) Video
  

General Resources

• National Safety Council - So You Think You Can Multitask
• Can You Do Two Things at Once?
  
• Focus Dude!
• Are You a Multitasking Whiz?
• NHTSA Enforcement Campaign Resources
• U Drive U Text U Pay Campaign

Distracted Driving Related to Motor Vehicles

• CDC Motor Vehicle Safety: Distracted Driving
  
• Frontiers in Psychology - Driving and Multitasking: The Good, the Bad, and the Dangerous
• Full Rider Gear vs Fools Rider Gear
• NHTSA Distracted Driving
• AT&T It Can Wait - Creating Safer Roads
• CDC Teen Driver Safety

Distracted Driving Related to E-Scooters

• Distracted Driving on Two Wheels: A New Reality
• E-Scooter Companies Really Don’t Want You to Do This

Distractions Related to Bicycles

• League of American Bicyclists
• NHTSA Bicycle Safety

Distractions Related to Walking

• National Safety Council - Head Up Phone Down When Heading Back to School 
• Safe Kids Worldwide - Take Action to Prevent Distracted Walking
• National Safety Council Take Steps to Avoid Injury or Death While Walking
• VeryWell Fit Dangers of Distracted Walking

Videos

• National Safety Council - Teen Crashes Are Preventable
  
• AT&T It Can Wait
  
• Arrive Alive - Road Safety and Pedestrian Distractions While Walking in Traffic
  

Distractions at Work

General Resources

• National Safety Council Check-Up - Gives overall risk of injuries based on age, gender, and occupation                 
• National Safety Council Logos, Tips, and Discussion Points for Reducing Worker Fatigue and Distraction Risks
  
• Workplace Safety Pledge
• Workplace Safety: Three Deadly Distractions and How to Fight Them
  
• Toolbox of Safety Tips for Discussion in the Workplace
• Distracted on the Job
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration Workplace Distractions Safety Manual
• Addicted to Distraction
  
• National Safety Council Work Safety Introduction

Distractions Related to Fatigue

• Fatigue at Work
• National Safety Month Materials on Fatigue and Cognitive Distraction (Week 3)
  
• Reducing Worker Fatigue
• Fatigue and Large Equipment Equals Nothing Good Poster
  

 Distractions Related to Motorized Devices

• CDC Distracted Driving at Work
• FMCSA Distracted Driving and Commercial Motorized Devices
• OSHA Guidelines for Reducing Motor Vehicle Crashes
• OSHA Distracted Driving Flyer
• Safer Workers Mean Safer Roads for All Poster
  

Distractions Related to Mobile Devices

• Work Safe for Life
• Risk Management Monitor
• Research Shows How Much a Three Second Distraction Can Derail Your Work

Distractions Related to Complacency

• Industrial Safety and Hygiene News
• Fighting Complacency
• Occupational Health and Safety - The Silent Killer

 Videos

• National Safety Council - The State of Safety
• National Safety Council - Distracted Driving for Employers
• Know the Distance of Distraction
• Take Action Against Distraction

Distractions at Home