Stop Texting and Driving
By: Sadie Leinen
Did you Know?
One out of five drivers text while driving.
Over 34% of teens admit of texting while driving.
In 2012, 3,328 have died in distraction related crashes.
About 420,000 were injured while the driver was distracted.
Text messaging makes crashes 23x more likely to happen.
If you’re traveling at 55mph this equals driving the length of a football field without looking at the road.
- 48% of kids age 12-17 have been in the car while the driver was texting.
What you could do other than texting in the car.
Instead of texting you could talk over bluetooth.
Instead of texting you could talk on speaker on your phone.
Instead of texting you could Speak to the person in the car.
Instead of texting you could Wait till you’re stopped.
Instead of texting you could Talk to the person in the car with you.
Instead of texting you could turn on the radio really loud and jam out.
- Instead of texting you could set up siri.
- Instead of texting you could drive.
Please stop Texting and driving over 3,000 teens die each year.
Texting and Driving Hotline
http://www.textinganddrivingsafety.com