Distracted driving is a national epidemic. Now in its second year, the Distracted Driving on the Capital Beltway Report tracks drivers’ cell phone use while traveling on I-495/Capital Beltway in Virginia — the third most congested highway in the United States and location of the country’s current largest highway construction project. Transurban-Fluor and AAA Mid-Atlantic surveyed more than 1,000 Beltway drivers to examine ,distracted driving tendencies and how, if at all, drivers change their behavior in the 14-mile I-495/Capital Beltway HOT Lanes construction zone. The 2010 report reveals that cell phone use is on the rise despite widespread awareness and ramped up construction activity — more than half of Beltway drivers were distracted on the road. The study also reveals how work pressures often drive distraction and how some area employers are stepping up to make a change. (Author/publisher)
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