Texting and Driving
9 facts you most likely didn't know.
How many everyday?
On average there are about nine people everyday who are killed from distracted driving.
How often?
Based on experiments, approximately 1 in 4 people are injured via being distracted by a cellphone.
How many teens are witness?
The percentage of teens who say they have been a passenger in a car whose driver used a cellphone in a way that put them in danger is up to 40%.
The percentage of U.S. drivers ages 18 to 64 who reported reading or writing text messages while driving in the previous month.
33%
Number of motor vehicle crashes in 2015 that involved texting.
341,000 cars
How much using a cellphone while driving increases the risk of crashing.
4 times as much.
Number of seconds a driver can safely glance away from the road while operating a motor vehicle.
2 seconds.
Number of seconds drivers take their eyes off the road to send a text message, on average.
5 seconds.
Age group most likely to send a text or email message while driving, according to a 2015 survey.
21-24.