Princeton Distracted Driver Car Accident Lawyers
Distracted Driver Accident
It is so easy to become distracted while driving. There are three types of distractions that can affect a driver: visual, manual and cognitive. Visual distractions take your eyes off the road. Manual distractions take your hands off the steering wheel. Cognitive distractions take your mind off the task.
Cell phone calls are the most obvious distraction. Even when using hands free devices, getting involved in a conversation can be a big enough cognitive distraction to significantly decrease driver attentiveness and reaction time. In New Jersey, any person on the graduated driver's license program must pass a period of provisional driving without passengers and without the use of any devices, including hands free phones. It is illegal for any driver to use a hand-held cell phone while driving.
Texting while driving is a very dangerous habit that many younger drivers are prone to undertake. Texting not only takes your mind off the road, but it takes your eyes off the road as well. This double distraction can easily prove disastrous when a texting driver loses control of the vehicle and causes a Princeton car accident. New Jersey has banned texting while driving, along with 33 other states.
Drivers have been known to do any number of distracting things while behind the wheel. Because they spend so much time in the car, many people get overly comfortable with multitasking while driving. Whether drivers are eating breakfast, guzzling down a soda, fiddling with the stereo, glancing at paperwork, reading a GPS device or applying makeup, these distractions often pull their attention away from the important task of driving.
Even just general excitement in the vehicle can be distracting enough to cause a NJ car crash. An involved conversation with a passenger can be as distracting as anything else. Some states, including New Jersey, have laws that do not allow new teen drivers to carry passengers other than parents or dependents. Teens in this graduated driver's license program cannot even drive their siblings around without a parent in the car.
At Lependorf & Silverstein, we understand that it does not matter to you whether the driver was writing down a phone number or changing the channel on the radio. If a distracted driver caused a collision that left you with serious injuries, you deserve compensation for your losses. Call our Princeton cell phone car accident lawyers now for a free case assessment to determine whether you should pursue a lawsuit.