Dangers of Texting and Driving

THE DANGERS OF TEXTING AND DRIVING 1.3 million auto accidents in 201|1 involved cell phones in some way. LOL JK Texting while driving makes a crash 23 times more likely to happen. 55% of young drivers think it's easy to text and drive, but they spend 10% of their time outside of their lane At any given time about 660,000 Americans are texting and driving. That's equal to the entire population of Vermont. Your eyes are off the road for an average of 5 seconds while texting. 30- п That means at 55 MPH you travel an entire football field without looking. 20% of teens and 10% of adults admit that they've had extensive text message conversations while driving. 10% of drivers under 20 involved in fatal car crashes were reported to be distracted at the time of the accident. 20% of drivers admit that they've used the internet while driving. ADAMS DAVIS P.C. ACCIDENT TRIAL ATTORNEYS http://www.textinganddrivingsafety.com/texting-and-driving-stats/ http://www.distraction.gov/content/get-the-facts/facts-and-statistics.html END ZONE END ZONE