• Talking on a cell phone while driving increases your risk of a collision 4 times
  
  
• Text messaging while driving increases your risk of a collision 23 times
  
  
• Talking on a cell phone impairs driving more than having a blood alcohol level of 80mg/ml (maximum legal limit)
  
  
• Car collisions in Canada cost $ 62.7 billion/ year cause 3000 deaths and 200,000 injuries/ year
  
  

Distracted Driving - Tips

• Before you begin driving, turn off your cell phone
  
  
• Make an outgoing voicemail notifying callers that you are driving
  
  
• If you must receive a call, look for a safe opportunity to pull over
  
  
• Preset CDs and MP3s before you begin to drive
  
  
• Attend to personal grooming and route planning before you drive
  
  
• If you are hungry, pull over at a safe time