Cell Phone and Texting Distracted Driving in California

Cell phone and texting DISTRACTED DRIVING in California Data compiled by Chris Purcell, Attorney Santa Ana and Irvine, CA www.purcell-law.com At any given time 1 in 11 drivers on Calfornia roads are talking or texting while they drive. Cell phone driving convictions in California 460k -400k F300k Increased by 22% 200k 100k between 2010 and 2011 and 3 out of 5 Californians believe Driving while using a handheld telephone has been cell phones and texting are our biggest traffic safety problem. banned in CA since 2008 23% and texting N since 2009 of traffic accidents in the United States involve cell phones or texting 91% of U.S. teen drivers say their parents drive while on the phone Pull over for safety