DELAWARE, Ohio — It’s a scenario familiar to countless drivers: You’re in your car, eyes forward and hands on the wheel. For just a moment, you look down — maybe to check a message on your cellphone.

Traffic can change in a second. A glance at a phone or a sip of coffee breaks your focus long enough to miss a stoplight or a merging car. Most drivers think they can multitask, but that illusion ends ...

Distracted drivers kill eight people each day in the U.S. on average. While this is a problem that involves everyone, young people are disproportionately at fault. About 25 percent of the distracted ...

Don’t offend: avoid forcing another driver to brake or turn in response to something you have done. Follow traffic laws and ...

When you’re behind the wheel of a car, distraction is something to avoid. Each year, more than 3,000 motorists are killed and more than 400,000 are injured in crashes involving distracted drivers.

“Driving responsibly isn’t just a choice; it’s a shared obligation,” said Colonel Charles A. Jones, OSHP superintendent.

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