Woodbridge, VA Distracted Driving Attorney Protects Clients’ Rights

It’s hard to get on the road today without seeing someone weaving around their lane, texting or talking on a cell phone, eating or searching for something in the back seat. Distracted drivers pose a serious safety risk to the millions of other Americans on the road. Distracted driving is a leading cause of accidents on the road today, and it is only on the rise. If you or a loved one has been in a car accident caused by inattentive, or “distracted” driving, contact Prince William County Personal Injury Lawyer Michael Driscoll, P.C. to help guide you through this difficult time, and help you pursue the compensation you require to get your life back on track.

Common Distractions While Driving

Distracted driving is a term that refers to any action causing you to focus your concentration on something other than the task of driving. Many common distractions drastically increase your risk of getting into an auto accident, for example:

• Talking on the cell phone
• Texting
• Applying makeup
• Using a hand-held device, such as a GPS or iPod
• Looking at an object outside the vehicle or “rubber necking”
• Driver fatigue
• Eating while driving
• Rummaging around in the back seat

These distractions prevent the driver from doing what he or she should be doing, which is focusing all attention on the road, leading to weaving, erratic braking, failure to stop at a red light, or failure to note road construction signs. All of these distracted actions greatly increase the risk of an accident, and put other drivers in harm’s way.

Two of the most dangerous driver distractions are talking on the cell phone and texting while driving. In fact, a recent report put together by the Department of Transportation claimed that driving while talking on a cell phone was the equivalent of driving while intoxicated.

Texting while driving is even more dangerous. Texting while driving causes a driver to take his or her eyes off the road, a common cause of accidents. The dangers of cell phone use and texting while driving is made worse by the demographic often guilty of it: young, inexperienced drivers are generally the drivers that engage in these actions.

Contact Attorney Driscoll Today

If you or a loved one has been in an accident with a distracted driver, call Virginia car accident attorney Driscoll at his office in Fairfax, VA at (703) 659-4423 to begin discussing your case.