Distracted Drivers a 'Deadly Problem' in Borough
Councilman James Collander said almost half the accidents in Chatham Borough are caused by distracted drivers.
Drivers distracted by cell phones, grooming, eating or other activities while driving caused about half of all car accidents in Chatham Borough over the last three years, according to a report by Councilman James Collander at the Chatham Borough Council meeting Monday. Collander, the chair of the Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Planning Committee, said of the 952 car crashes investigated in 2010, 2011 and 2012, 438, or 46.01 percent of those, were caused by distracted drivers, and most of those are distracted by their mobile phones. "There might be a few that are eating and grooming," Collander said, "but most people are on their phones." Texting while driving in particular hinders driving behavior, Collander said, as much as consuming four …
justanobservation
9:02 am on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Yep. I see those chat-in-the-middle-of-the-street moms too, expecting everyone else to inch around them as they discuss god knows what. Oblivious or narcissistic, I can't tell. And god forbid you tap the horn on them... you'd think someone just spray-painted their Escalade. Again, can't tell whether it's being stupid or self-absorbed. Probably equal parts of both. more ›