November, 2010
What is Distracted Driving?
Distracted driving is any non-driving activity a person engages
in that has the potential to distract him or her from the primary
task of driving and increase the risk of crashing.
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What Else Can Employers Do?
Link to Drive Safely Work Week 2010
FleetSafer (note: the link to this site does not imply endorsement of
commercial products by L & I)
A: RCW 46.61.668 states drivers can use a GPS or navigation device if it's
"permanently affixed to the vehicle. That means if the GPS device is not affixed to
the vehicle, driver's can get a $124 ticket.
People will likely argue what "permanently affixed" means. Bottom line, troopers
don't want drivers to be looking at GPS devices in their hand while driving.
Further Information
Federal OSHAs Distracted Driving Initiative