{"id":471,"date":"2014-08-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/survey-parents-may-not-be-setting-the-best-driving-example\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:34:28","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:34:28","slug":"survey-parents-may-not-be-setting-the-best-driving-example","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/survey-parents-may-not-be-setting-the-best-driving-example\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey: Parents may not be setting the best driving example"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you made your way to work this past week, there&#8217;s a very good chance that you observed some fairly reckless conduct behind the wheel from speeding and tailgating to running red lights and, of course, distracted driving.<\/p>\n<p>The unfortunate reality is that even though New York has outlawed talking or texting while driving, making it a primary offense, motorists here in the Empire State can still be regularly observed with their smartphones held to their ears or their heads looking downward as they are sending a text message.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, it&#8217;s not just New York that has a problem with distracted driving, as statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reveal that 3,360 people were killed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/distracted-driver-texting-accidents.html\">distracted driving-related car accidents<\/a> in the U.S. in 2011 and another 3,328 were killed in 2012.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/survey-parents-may-not-be-setting-the-best-driving-example\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Survey: Parents may not be setting the best driving example\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you made your way to work this past week, there&#8217;s a very good chance that you observed some fairly reckless conduct behind the wheel from speeding and tailgating to running red lights and, of course, distracted driving. 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