Distracted Driving

Distracted Driving Topic Guide

Distracted Driving

Driver distractions can be dangerous for passengers, and also other vehicles on the road. Below are some resources about distracted driving, and training related to reducing the practice.


Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety's
Distracted Driving in America, 2022


Automotive Fleet's Understanding and Avoiding Distracted Driving, 2019, and Distracted Driving - Managing Inattentional Blindness, 2021


Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program's (BTSCRP) Influence of Infrastructure Design on Distracted Driving and Developing Employer-Based Behavioral Traffic Safety Programs for Drivers in the Workplace , 2022


Business Fleet's 10 Ways to Minimize Distracted Driving, 2018


Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Distracted Driving resources for motor carrier operators, 2013


Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) Curbing Transit Operator Distracted Driving training video, 2015


Governors Highway Safety Association's Distracted Driving Laws by State, 2022


Government Fleet's How to Enforce Your Distracted Driving Policy, 2020


Illinois Center for Transportation Distracted Driving: A Literature Review, 2020


Louisiana Transportation Research Center's Distracted Driving: Strategies and State of the Practices, 2019


Mineta Transportation Institute's How do Environmental Factors Affect Drivers’ Gaze and Head Movements? 2021


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Distracted Driving Enforcement Demonstrations: Lessons Learned, 2020


National RTAP's 2 the Point Training Cards, 2018, and Safety Training in Rural Transit (START) Training Module, 2018


National Safety Council (NSC) Distracted Driving resources


New York Public Transit Association (NYPTA) The Impact of Cellphones, Texting, Fatigue and Prescribed Medicines on Driver Safety webinar, 2012


OSHA's Distracted Driving Flyer, 2012


Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center's Distracted Driving is Hazardous Driving, 2021


Smith System's 10 Distracted Driving Statistics and Facts That All Drivers Must Know, 2021


Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Transit Bus Operator Distraction Policies, 2013 


Transportation Research Board's (TRB) Laws and Safety Efforts Can Prevent Distracted Driving, 2022


University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies' Understanding Roadway Safety in American Indian Reservations: Perceptions and Management of Risk by Community, Tribal Governments, and Other Safety Leaders, 2018


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 Updated March 16, 2023

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