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That means putting the phone DOWN and not touching it as well as not allowing anything else to distract us either. Whether it be other passengers, food, changing music, podcasts, maps or temperature- we need to get our eyes and mind on the road. When we drive- that\u2019s all we should be doing. 100% attention on driving. This video is horrific but it does show us the high price of our distractions. All it takes in a moment to change or end a life.So how quickly can it happen…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt’s time we make a vow to stop all distracting behaviors while driving. 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This is something even more to consider now that Cannabis is legal in Oregon.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDon’t Worry Though…In our next post we are going to follow up with some ideas that you can implement in order to help you be a safer and less distracted driver. It will be a good article to share with others that you know struggle with distracted driving."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Horror Stories – Distracted Driving","item":"https:\/\/www.rizklaw.com\/blog\/horror-stories-of-distracted-driving\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]