Eyes on the road, hands on the wheel.
Distracted driving is incredibly dangerous. When you’re not paying attention to the road, or when your hands aren’t on the wheel, you reduce your ability to react to what’s happening around you. That leads to crashes with other cars, guardrails and light poles and even pedestrians or cyclists. So, it’s important to keep your eyes on the road, your hands on the wheel and your mind on what you’re doing — driving.
What you need to know
Texting while driving is illegal. And rightly so — it occupies your eyes, hands and mind while you’re doing it, and that’s attention you could be giving to the road.
Distracted driving is more than just cell phones: anything that takes your eyes off the road or your hands off the wheel is distracted driving.
How many fatal car crashes did distracted drivers cause in Oklahoma in 2023?
Numbers to think about
From 2020 to 2024, 266 people were killed by distracted driving in Oklahoma. Nothing is so important that it can’t wait.
Let’s get there together, Oklahoma.
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