Texting and Driving

Texting and driving is a form of distracted driving.  Many teens who get behind the wheel text and drive.  This is horrible.  Here are some facts.

• 5 seconds is the minimal amount your attention is away from the road
• Texting and driving makes you 23 times more likely to crash than while not texting and driving
• The number of 18-20 year olds who text or talk behind the wheel: 13%
•  Americans between the ages 16-17 who has a cell phone: 82%
• Teens who text and drive are only in the lane they are in 10% of the time
• 55% of drivers who are young say it is easy to text and drive
• 48% of teens have seen their parents text and drive
• 1/5 of all drivers confess to surfing the web while driving
• 3,331 people were killed in crashes caused by distracted drivers
• 11% of teens under 20 have been in a fatal accident from being distracted
• Texting and driving is ranked as the most dangerous distraction
• A drivers' steering ability decreases by 91% while texting
• Only 4 states are actively trying to ban texting while driving

Here is a video.  I own nothing.

Sources:

http://www.textecution.com/fast_facts.php

http://cas.illinoisstate.edu/sites/wznd/2012/10/08/quick-facts-about-texting-and-driving/

http://www.onlineschools.com/in-focus/driving-while-intexticated

http://www.distraction.gov/content/get-the-facts/facts-and-statistics.html