Texting While Driving Stats:
1. 1,600,000 accidents per year – National Safety Council
2. 330,000 injuries per year – Harvard Center for Risk Analysis Study
3. 11 teen deaths EVERY DAY – Ins. Institute for Hwy Safety Fatality Facts
4. Nearly 25% of ALL car accidents
Texting While Driving Dangers
- About 6 times more likely to cause an accident than driving intoxicated
- The same as driving after 4 beers – National Hwy Transportation Safety Admin
- The number one driving distraction reported by teen driver
- Makes you 23X more likely to crash – National Hwy Transportation Safety Admin.
- 2. Is the same as driving blind for 5 seconds at a time – VA. Tech Transportation Institute
- 3. Takes place by 800,000 drivers at any given time across the country
- 4. Slows your brake reaction speed by 18% – HumanFactors & Ergonomics Society
- Leads to a 400% increase with eyes off the road