{"id":228,"date":"2022-04-08T10:31:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T14:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/?p=228"},"modified":"2022-04-12T10:33:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T14:33:38","slug":"april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers\/","title":{"rendered":"April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Understanding the Dangers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even after years of public safety campaigns and issuing tickets for cell phone use, it seems that many motorists could use a reminder on the dangers of texting, talking, and other forms of distracted driving. Once again, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is hosting its annual<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/es\/distracted-driving\/april-distracted-driving-awareness-month#:~:text=April%2C%20which%20is%20national%20Distracted,we&#039;re%20on%20the%20road.\" class=\"broken_link\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Distracted Driving Awareness Month<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this April 2022. The \u201cU Drive, U Text, U Pay\u201d slogan is directed at prevention through pointing out the financial implications, but other details are important for revealing the risks of distracted driving. This risky misconduct causes more than 3,100 fatalities every year and, instead of decreasing, the number of deaths is on the rise.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may be tempting to grab your phone while behind the wheel, but you are less likely to reach for it when you understand the dangers. While you should consult with a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/distracted-driving.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami distracted driving accidents lawyer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you are involved in a crash, it is helpful to review some tips in avoiding the temptation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why Distracted Driving Increases the Risk of Crashes\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Understanding the Dangers\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even after years of public safety campaigns and issuing tickets for cell phone use, it seems that many motorists could use a reminder on the dangers of texting, talking, and other forms of distracted driving. Once again, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is hosting its annual Distracted Driving Awareness Month this April 2022. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":229,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,21],"tags":[89,34],"class_list":["post-228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-accidents","category-personal-injury","tag-distracted-driving","tag-personal-injury"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Understanding the Dangers &#8212; Miami Personal Injury Lawyer Blog &#8212; April 8, 2022<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Even after years of public safety campaigns and issuing tickets for cell phone use, it seems that many motorists could use a reminder on the dangers of &#8212; April 8, 2022\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Understanding the Dangers &#8212; Miami Personal Injury Lawyer Blog &#8212; April 8, 2022\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Even after years of public safety campaigns and issuing tickets for cell phone use, it seems that many motorists could use a reminder on the dangers of &#8212; April 8, 2022\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jordan-andrews-401745-copy-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Gerson &amp; Schwartz, P.A.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Understanding the Dangers &#8212; Miami Personal Injury Lawyer Blog &#8212; April 8, 2022","description":"Even after years of public safety campaigns and issuing tickets for cell phone use, it seems that many motorists could use a reminder on the dangers of &#8212; April 8, 2022","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Understanding the Dangers &#8212; Miami Personal Injury Lawyer Blog &#8212; April 8, 2022","twitter_description":"Even after years of public safety campaigns and issuing tickets for cell phone use, it seems that many motorists could use a reminder on the dangers of &#8212; April 8, 2022","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jordan-andrews-401745-copy-scaled.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Gerson &amp; Schwartz, P.A.","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers\/"},"author":{"name":"Gerson &amp; Schwartz, P.A.","@id":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a1c8f011548166021698301d6922c026"},"headline":"April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Understanding the Dangers","datePublished":"2022-04-08T14:31:52+00:00","dateModified":"2022-04-12T14:33:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers\/"},"wordCount":512,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jordan-andrews-401745-copy-scaled.jpg","keywords":["distracted driving","personal injury"],"articleSection":["Car Accidents","Personal Injury"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers\/","url":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers\/","name":"April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Understanding the Dangers &#8212; Miami Personal Injury Lawyer Blog &#8212; April 8, 2022","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jordan-andrews-401745-copy-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2022-04-08T14:31:52+00:00","dateModified":"2022-04-12T14:33:38+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a1c8f011548166021698301d6922c026"},"description":"Even after years of public safety campaigns and issuing tickets for cell phone use, it seems that many motorists could use a reminder on the dangers of &#8212; April 8, 2022","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jordan-andrews-401745-copy-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jordan-andrews-401745-copy-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/april-is-distracted-driving-awareness-month-understanding-the-dangers\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Understanding the Dangers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/","name":"Miami Personal Injury Lawyer Blog","description":"Published by Miami, Florida Personal Injury Attorneys \u2014 Gerson &amp; Schwartz, P.A.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a1c8f011548166021698301d6922c026","name":"Gerson &amp; Schwartz, P.A.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/325a295cdefce86eeaf16d5c0617e5e4610300e0a166467e7b48e2e15df7c1b5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/325a295cdefce86eeaf16d5c0617e5e4610300e0a166467e7b48e2e15df7c1b5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/325a295cdefce86eeaf16d5c0617e5e4610300e0a166467e7b48e2e15df7c1b5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Gerson &amp; Schwartz, P.A."},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/about-us.html"]}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jordan-andrews-401745-copy-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":230,"href":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions\/230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}