By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

April 30, 2025 (San Diego) -- April is National Distracted Driver Awareness Month. You’ve seen it and there is a good chance you’ve done it. This is a good time to read and share with others because “if you’re texting, who’s driving?

Distracted driving—your first thought may be of cell phone use, but many other circumstances can be just as distracting. For instance, a phone call may suddenly ping in on your dashboard touchscreen, you may be scanning to find your favorite song in an endless playlist, or you could even just be trying to figure out how to move the automatic seat back just one more inch.

Every single day 100 Americans are injured in distracted driving crashes. Almost 10 people die in distracted driving crashes every day.