Adult Drivers

Wearing Your Seat Belt
Research shows that, when worn properly, seatbelts reduce the risk of fatal injury to front seat car occupants by 45% and cuts the risk of injury by 50%.
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Speeding
In 2007, speeding was a contributing factor in 31 percent of all fatal crashes, and 13,040 lives were lost in speeding related crashes. The economic cost to society of speed related crashes is $40.4 billion per year.
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Cell Phone Safety
The General Assembly in North Carolina has passed a law for all drivers that prohibits texting while driving. Try to minimize the use of a cell phone as much as possible while driving.
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Minimizing Distractions
It seems to be quite easy to become distracted while you're driving, whether you're playing with the media player, talking to a passenger, or trying to drive with children in the car, staying focused on the road gets to be a little difficult.
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Drinking and Driving
In 2007, 1,675 people were killed by drunk drivers. A "drink" is either one shot of liquor, a five-ounce glass of wine or one beer, all of which contain the same amount of alcohol.
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Click here for a Experienced Driver Brochure (Adobe PDF)

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