4 Tips to Keep Employee Drivers Distraction-Free

As part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, Travelers offers a few tips for employers to help safeguard employee drivers against distracted driving. According to the National Safety Council, the average work-related motor vehicle injury claim costs $69,206—twice as much as other work-related injuries.

Using a cell phone is one of the top forms of distracted driving. More than two out of three drivers admitted to talking on a cell phone while driving, while one in four admits to typing or sending a text message or e-mail while driving, according to the AAA Foundation’s 2014 Traffic Safety Culture Index. Sending or receiving a text takes a driver’s eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, according to Virginia Tech Transportation Institute—which at 55 miles per hour is the equivalent of driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed.