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Texting and Driving Statistics

Texting while driving is a growing trend, and a national epidemic, quickly becoming one of the country's top killers. Drivers assume they can handle texting while driving and remain safe, but the numbers don't lie.

Texting While Driving Causes:

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 Is: 

1. About 6 times more likely to cause an accident than driving intoxicated
2. Th same as driving after 4 beers - National Hwy Transportation Safety Admin.
3. The number one driving distraction reported by teen drivers

Texting While Driving:

1. 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 Institure
3. Takes place by 800,00 drivers at any given time across the country
4. Slows your brake reaction speed by 18% - HumanFactors & Ergonomics Society
5. Leads to a 400% increase with eyes off the road