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their eyes off the road, even for a few seconds, lives can change forever.”
According to the 2025 California Statewide Public Opinion Survey, nearly 71.4% of drivers surveyed said that distracted driving, caused by texting or checking a phone, was their biggest safety concern.
In 2023, 158 people were killed in distracted driving crashes in California, a 6.8% increase from



