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Podcast: Peggy Smedley Show
Episode: The Prevalence of Distracted Driving in 2025
Description: Peggy Smedley and Julia Kite-Laidlaw, senior program manager, Road To Zero, National Safety Council, talk about how prevalent distracted driving is today. She says new data out reports that 3,275 people died in distraction-related crashes in 2023, which is 8% of all road deaths in the United States, and if you do the math it comes to about nine people per day. They also discuss: Who is really responsible for safety in cars. Regulations and the impact they have on distracted driving. How Minnesota is using AI to address distracted driving. nsc.org (4/29/25 - 918) Wh...