Distracted Driving
Distracted driving has become an increasingly dangerous road hazard.
The Illinois State Police reports that driver inattention is a factor in more than 1 million crashes in North America annually.
Taking your eyes off the road for just a split second can have major consequences.
If anything is causing you to lose focus of the road, then you should pull over and deal with the distraction.
Do not try to multitask while driving.
Impaired Driving
All 50 states have laws in place to protect the public from impaired drivers. Driving with a BAC at or above 0.08% is illegal.
However, impaired driving is still one of the leading causes of car accident fatalities.
About one in every three traffic deaths involve a drunk driver.
Illinois is one of 37 states that conducts sobriety checkpoints.
Speeding
Speed limits are put in place not only for your safety but also for others.
Possible punishment for speeding tickets can range anywhere from a $100 fine to a $2,500 fine and imprisonment.
Typically, speeding violations will add disciplinary “points” to your driving record.
Acquiring too many points can lead to a license suspension.
Weather
Rain, snow, ice, and more extreme weather elements create dangerous road conditions which often lead to accidents.
Schaumburg, IL receives its fair share of all of these weather conditions.
Illinois enforces a basic speeding law that prohibits “driving at a speed that is greater than is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions.”
For example, driving at a speed of 55 miles per hour may be safe on a bright, sunny afternoon.
However, a speed of 55 miles per hour in dark, rainy weather could be a violation of the basic speeding law.