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Texting and driving increases your chances of getting in a wreck by 23%
Texting and driving is like drinking and driving with a 0.19 blood alcohol level
During any point of the day, 11 percent of drivers are talking on their cell phones, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Cell phones are involved in 1.6 million crashes a year, that is half a million people injured, and 6,000 people killed.
A crash typically happens within an average of
three seconds
after a driver is distracted.
Facts Continued...
In December 2012, more than 171 billion text messages were sent or received in the US
The distance covered in five seconds of driving at 55 mph is equivalent to the length of a football field.
69% of drivers in the United States ages 18-64 reported that they had talked on their cell phone while driving