February 27, 2013

Distracted

In 2011, Iowa had 679 traffic crashes resulting from a driver distracted by a phone or other device.
Source: Iowa DOT - Iowa Crash History 2001 to 2011 (pdf)

Iowa data shows that in the decade between 2002 and 2011, a total of 6,697 crashes occurred that involved a distracted driver.
Source - Iowa GTSB - Distracted Driving Fact Sheet (pdf)