Nationwide Insurance is Proud to Sponsor “Maria’s Message” to Help End Distracted Driving

 

If you live in Central Ohio, you probably know the name Dom Tiberi.

 

As weekday sports anchor of WBNS-10TV News and co-host of the weekend Wall-to-Wall Sports, Dom delivers the news on the OSU Buckeyes, Columbus Blue Jackets and local high school sports.

 

Central Ohioans have a deep and personal connection to Dom. So, in September 2013, when his daughter, Maria, was killed in a distracted driving-related car accident, the community felt his pain and loss.

 

Now, Dom has turned tragedy into opportunity.

 

In February, the Tiberi family and WBNS launched “Maria’s Message,” a public service campaign to help stop distracted driving and prevent other families from suffering the heartbreak the Tiberis endured.

 

Nationwide Insurance is a proud sponsor of “Maria’s Message” and shares Dom’s efforts to end all types of distracted driving.

 

Together, we can honor Maria’s spirit by doing everything we can to make our roads safer and prevent distracted-driving accidents.

Distracted Driving

Mental Distractions Behind the Wheel Are Real and Dangerous

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety partnered with researchers at the University of Utah to conduct groundbreaking research on mental distraction, also known as cognitive distraction, demonstrating that hands-free technologies in the car dangerously divert motorist attention.

 

MENTAL DISTRACTION – WHAT WE KNOWMental distractions dangerously affect drivers behind the wheel.  Just because a driver’s eyes are on the road and hands are on the wheel does not mean they are safe – hands-free is not risk-free.

 

MENTAL DISTRACTION – WHAT IT MEANSAttention is key to safe driving, yet many technologies cause drivers to lose focus of the road ahead. Hands-free features, increasingly common in new vehicles, create mental distractions that unintentionally provide motorists with a false sense of security about their safety behind the wheel.

 

MENTAL DISTRACTION – WHAT IS AAA DOINGAAA is dedicated to promoting road safety and reducing driver distraction through research, public education and collaboration with automakers to reduce the impact of mental distraction.