Texting while driving statistics

TEXTING WHILE DRIVING STATISTICS At any given moment, approximately 660,000 drivers are using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices while driving, 10% of all drivers under the age of 20 involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted at the time of the crash. This age group has the largest proportion of drivers who were distracted. Five seconds is the average time your eyes are off the road while texting. When traveling at 55mph, that's enough time to cover the length of a football field blindfolded. A quarter of teens respond to a text message once or more every time they drive. 20 percent of teens and 10 percent of parents admit that they have extended, multi-message text conversations while driving. An estimated 421,000 people were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver Nadrich & Cohen, LLP - CaliforniaCarAccidentsLawyer.com 800-722-0765 Piktochart -I make information beautiful