Interesting Driving Facts

As the experts on bus rentals in Atlanta, we have learned quite a bit about driving and about how other people drive. We wanted to share a few of these facts so that our customers will be aware of the dangers that driving around others can present.

Common but Avoidable Crashes

Speed-related crashes cost the United States more than $23 billion each year. That breaks down to $44,193 each minute of the day. Our Atlanta charter bus drivers note that drunk driving costs even more than that: $132 billion each year. And that is far from the only cost associated with drunk driving. Each day in America, 27 people die because a person chose to drive drunk. Drunk driving is endemic in our country with 1 in every 149 drivers being arrested for drunk driving. What’s scarier about that number is that the average drunk driver has driven drunk 80 times before they see their first arrest for the crime.

Cell Phones

Cell phones have recently become a major problem for drivers, note the drivers of our charter buses in Atlanta. Despite the fact that it’s illegal in Georgia, many drivers still text and drive. Did you know that texting takes your eyes off the road for around five seconds at a time? If you are driving at highway speeds (55 mph), you can drive the entire length of a football field in that time — completely unaware of anything else that is going on around you! Texting isn’t the only bad habit people do while driving: One in five people admits to surfing the Internet while behind the wheel.

Keep Your Eyes Open

Being aware behind the wheel is absolutely crucial, our Atlanta bus rental drivers explain. One in 24 drivers in America admit that they have fallen asleep recently while driving. Pedestrians suffer the consequences of unaware drivers; a pedestrian is killed on average every two hours and injured every eight minutes in the United States. Even driving the wrong way down a street is hazardous as around 360 people die in wrong way head-on collisions each year.

Be Safe

Instead of risking the safety of your group to unreliable drivers on the road, we encourage you to be safe and rent an Atlanta charter bus for your next trip instead of driving yourselves. Our drivers are trained extensively on how to drive defensively to avoid the dangerous drivers on the road, and our safety record cannot be beaten.