The Dangers of Texting and Driving (2013
Edition)
You’ve heard it
all before. Texting and driving should
not mix. We’ve all been ridiculed and
yelled at for checking our phones in the HOV lane, dashing passed a red light
while flicking our phone and having full blown conversations via MMS. Texting and driving is DEADLY. This isn’t a filtered blog with soft-spoken
words, it’s a PSA for those who drive while browsing and texting on their
phones. We’re providing some scary facts
on WHY LOL can lead to RIP. Please be
safe out there, fans! We care about ‘ya!
·
In
2011, at least 23% of auto collisions involved cellphones. That’s 1.3 million crashes.
·
Five
seconds is the average amount of time your attention is taken away from the
road. So, if you’re traveling at 55 mph,
this equals driving the length of a football field without looking at the road.
·
77%
of young adults are very or somewhat confident that they can safely text while
driving.
·
55%
of young adults claim it’s easy to text while they drive.
·
Teens
who text while driving spend 10% of their driving time outside of their lane
·
48%
of young drivers have seen their parents drive while talking on a cell phone.
·
1 in
5 drivers of all ages confess to surfing the web while driving.
·
Texting
while driving increases the risk of accident 23.2 times over unimpaired
driving.
·
Texting
while driving results in longer response times than even drunken driving. While
an unimpaired driver can respond quickly to changes in traffic and begin
braking within half a second, a legally drunk driver needs four additional feet
to begin braking—and a driver who’s texting needs 70.
Drive safely!
