Reality of Texting,
talking, and surfing while driving
In 2011 23% of all car accidents involved cell phones
( That comes out
to 1.3 Million Crashes)
Did you know that an
average of 5 seconds passes without your
eyes on the road when you are sending or receiving a text message.
( If traveling at the rate of 55 mph that is the length of a
football field)
Do I have your
attention yet? No keep reading!
82 % of American Teenagers
between the ages 16-17 own cell phones. I felt that number was shockingly low!
13 % of driver's age 18-20
involved in accidents admit to texting or talking on mobile devices at the time
of the crash.
34% admit they have texted
while driving.
52% admit they have talked
on a cell phone while driving.
Teens
who text while driving. Spend approximately 10% of
their driving time outside their lane.
(It is estimated that Americans spend approximately 3 hours a
day driving that comes out to 18 minutes
spent outside their lane a day)
Disturbing? Keep
reading for more hair rising statistics
77% of young adults say they are very or
somewhat confident that they can safely text while driving
55% of young adult drivers claim it’s easy to
text while driving
48% of young drivers have seen their parents
drive while talking on a cell phone
15% of young drivers have seen their parent
text while driving
27% of adults have sent or received text
messages while driving
48% of kids age 12-17 have been in a car with
a driver that was texting
Did
you know?
Texting makes an accident 23
times more likely
Dialing a cell phone is 2.8
times more likely
Talking or listening while driving 1.3
times more likely
Reaching for the device is 1.4
times more likely
1 out of 5 drivers of all ages confessed to surfing the web while driving
How
they justify it?
1. Reading a text is safer than composing and sending one.
2. They
hold the phone near the windshield for better visibility.
3.
They increase following distance.
4. They text only at a stop sign or red
light.
Videos
State Laws:
Hawaii became the 40th
state to join the ban for text messaging for all drivers!
40
states The District of Columbia and Guam ban text messaging for all drivers
This
includes:
Oregon Washington
California Nevada
Alaska Utah
Idaho Wyoming
Colorado Kansas
Nebraska North Dakota
Minnesota Iowa
Arkansas Louisiana
Wisconsin Illinois
Tennessee Alabama
Georgia North Carolina
Virginia Kentucky
Indiana Ohio
West
Virginia Maryland
Delaware Pennsylvania
New
Jersey Connecticut
Rhode
Island Massachusetts
Maine New Hampshire
Vermont New York
11
States, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands prohibit all drivers
from using handheld cell phones while driving
Which
includes:
Washington Oregon
California Nevada
West
Virginia New York
New
Jersey Maryland
Hawaii Delaware
Connecticut
States with Partial or secondary laws
regarding cell phone usage while driving
New Mexico Texas
Oklahoma South Dakota
Missouri Mississippi
Shockingly there are still states that currently have no laws
restricting the usage of mobile devices while driving!
States
with no laws or bans on cell phone usage while driving
Montana Arizona
Florida South Carolina
Technology
for parents
DriveCam
Monitors
a driver's activity and provides real time feedback with video
AT&T
Drive Mode
Free
anti-texting and driving mobile app for Android & blackberry
Text-Free
Driving pledge
Teens
and parents can also take the text free driving pledge
I hope this has inspired many to not
engage in any type of distractive driving! I will be taking the next two weeks
off from Blogging as I buckle down to finish the first draft of my Novel. When
I come back I will be doing a piece on Human Trafficking which is another issue
near and dear to my heart!
Happy Memorial Day
&
Drive
safe!
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