Stats of our lives: Eyes on the road, please

How distracted driving can be deadly — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures

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Percentage of fatal accidents that resulted from "distracted driving," according to new research

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Percentage of "distracted driving" crashes that were caused by mobile phone use

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Percentage of "distracted driving" accidents caused by people being "lost in thought"

Source: NBC

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Samantha Rollins
Samantha Rollins

Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.