Drop It and Drive: The Threat of Texting Behind the Wheel

DROP IT AND DRIVE: THE THREAT OF TEXTING BEHIND THE WHEEL TEXTING TODAY: Changes in communication Approx. 200 billion texts are sent & received per month in the U.S. That's 41.5 texts sent and received per day, per person on average. LOOK WHO'S TALKING! Texts Per Day (= Approx. 5 Messages) 65 Years and Older 4.7 texts per day 14 to 17 Years old 100 texts per day 18 to 24 Years old 109.5 texts per day DRIVING + DISTRACTION: Car crashes due to distraction in 2010 1,000,000 ACCIDENTS 416,000 INJURIES THAT'S 1,200 PER DAY! RIP RIP RIP 3,092 FATÁLITIES #1 KILLER OF THAT'S 15 TEENAGERS PER DAY! IN U.S. TEXTING + TRAVEL: #1 cause of distracted driving 100,000 people texting & driving at any given moment in U.S. 23 times more likely to crash 995 fatalities due to phone-related distractions in 2009 1 in 5 drivers admits to texting and driving 10% more likely to accidentally leave lane 4.6 seconds - average time eyes are off road 1 in 2 teens admits to texting and driving At 55 MPH, that's like closing your eyes for 200 yards! Texting and driving is like having a BAC of .08 TEXTING BY TERRITORY: PARTIAL BAN NO BAN COMPLETE BAN HAWAII ALASKA TOP DRĪVER www.topdrivereducation.com Sources: http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/31/tech/mobile/problem-text-messaging-oms/index.html http://mashable.com/2012/03/19/teens-texting http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Cell-Phone-Texting-2011.aspx http://www.distraction.gov/content/get-the-facts/facts-and-statistics.html http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/08/business/la-fi-tn--texting-driving-apps-20121107 http://www.nationwide.com/newsroom/dwd-facts-figures.jsp http://www.ebsnews.com/2100-500163 162-5274193.html DROP IT AND DRIVE: THE THREAT OF TEXTING BEHIND THE WHEEL TEXTING TODAY: Changes in communication Approx. 200 billion texts are sent & received per month in the U.S. That's 41.5 texts sent and received per day, per person on average. LOOK WHO'S TALKING! Texts Per Day (= Approx. 5 Messages) 65 Years and Older 4.7 texts per day 14 to 17 Years old 100 texts per day 18 to 24 Years old 109.5 texts per day DRIVING + DISTRACTION: Car crashes due to distraction in 2010 1,000,000 ACCIDENTS 416,000 INJURIES THAT'S 1,200 PER DAY! RIP RIP RIP 3,092 FATÁLITIES #1 KILLER OF THAT'S 15 TEENAGERS PER DAY! IN U.S. TEXTING + TRAVEL: #1 cause of distracted driving 100,000 people texting & driving at any given moment in U.S. 23 times more likely to crash 995 fatalities due to phone-related distractions in 2009 1 in 5 drivers admits to texting and driving 10% more likely to accidentally leave lane 4.6 seconds - average time eyes are off road 1 in 2 teens admits to texting and driving At 55 MPH, that's like closing your eyes for 200 yards! Texting and driving is like having a BAC of .08 TEXTING BY TERRITORY: PARTIAL BAN NO BAN COMPLETE BAN HAWAII ALASKA TOP DRĪVER www.topdrivereducation.com Sources: http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/31/tech/mobile/problem-text-messaging-oms/index.html http://mashable.com/2012/03/19/teens-texting http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Cell-Phone-Texting-2011.aspx http://www.distraction.gov/content/get-the-facts/facts-and-statistics.html http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/08/business/la-fi-tn--texting-driving-apps-20121107 http://www.nationwide.com/newsroom/dwd-facts-figures.jsp http://www.ebsnews.com/2100-500163 162-5274193.html