Facts about Texting and Driving

More than 3,000 teens die each year in crashes caused by texting while driving. In 2011, 23 % of the motor collisions involved cell phones. Imagine driving in a football field without looking ahead. Well, that’s exactly what one does who texts while driving. Research says that when a person texts, he/she takes minimum of 5 seconds of his/her attention away from the road. 5 seconds is a good span of time for any mishap to occur.

Facts that’s worth knowing to avoid mishap

• Texting while driving increases the risk of a crash up to 23 times more.
• Teens who text while driving spend 10% of the time outside their lane.
• According to AT&T’s Teen Driver Survey, 97% of teens agree that texting while driving is dangerous, yet 43% do it anyway.
• 19% of drivers of all ages admit to surfing the web while driving.
• 40% of teens say that they have been in a car when the driver used a cell phone.
• The most recent National Occupant Protection Use Survey reveals that women are more likely than men to reach for their cell phones while driving.
• In a survey, 77% of teens say although, adults tell them not to text or email while driving, adults do it themselves “all the time.”
• The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety analysed nearly 1,700 videos that capture the actions of teen drivers in the moments before a crash. It found that distractions were a factor in nearly 6 of 10 moderate to severe crashes.
• Research shows that using cell phones while driving reduces a driver’s capability to concentrate on the road, respond to important traffic events, and control a vehicle within a lane.

Texting while driving kills. So avoid using of cell phone while driving and if you need to respond to a call or message, pull over your car. Always have a dialogue on the danger of texting while driving at home, schools, colleges, friends circle and remember to practice what you preach.

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