{"id":5764,"date":"2018-08-20T05:44:45","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T12:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/?p=5764"},"modified":"2025-09-16T13:51:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T20:51:25","slug":"tips-create-company-distracted-driver-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/tips-create-company-distracted-driver-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips to Create a Company Distracted Driver Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Most U.S. States ban the use of mobile phones altogether while driving. Some states only ban the use of cell phones for new, or inexperienced, drivers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has enacted very strict restrictions on mobile phone usage by commercial drivers<\/a><\/u> to promote safety on the road for all drivers. But, your organization needs to establish rules of your own, in the form of a company-wide distracted driver policy.<\/p>\n

What Should Your Policy Include?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Commitment to Safety<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The first thing the policy should do is communicate your overall commitment to driver safety \u2014 and share the message with your drivers that this is part of that commitment to make the roads a safer place for them.<\/p>\n

    If they are reluctant, remind them that in 2016 there were 3,450 deaths from distracted driving and there were 391,000 injuries from accidents caused by distracted driving in 2005<\/a><\/u>, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.<\/p>\n

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    1. Definition of Distracted Driving<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Second, your policy needs to define what constitutes distracted driving according to the scope of your policy. This includes things like:<\/p>\n