Texas Drivers: Think Twice Before You Send That Text

Texas Drivers: Think Twice Before You Send That Text! Injuries: 330,000 Deaths Per Day: 11 25% of Total Accidents Texting while driving causes 330,000 injuries per year in the United States. 11 teen deaths are caused EVERY DAY by texting while driving in the United States. Accidents caused by texting while driving make up 25% of total car accidents in the United States. 1,600,000 TEXTING WHILE DRIVING ACCIDENTS PER YEAR Texas Compared to National Totals Texting While Driving Vs. Driving Under The Influence 94,943 TEXTING WHILE DRIVING ACCIDENTS IN 2013 18,576 serious injuries were caused by texting while driving in Texas in 2013. 459 deaths were caused by texting while driving in Texas in 2013. Texting while driving is equivalent to driving after having 4 beers. People who text and drive are about 6 times more likely to cause an accident than people driving intoxicated. 1in 5 crashes in Texas involves texting while driving For more information about accidents caused by distracted driving, please visit http://austin.zdfirm.com. ZD Data Sources: Harvard Center for Risk Analysis Survey, Institute for Hwy Safety Fatality Facts, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, and Texas Department of Transportation. Zinda& Davis