18% of all US accidents may be caused by texting

Are we all so busy that we can’t focus on our major role behind the wheel: driving our 2000+ pound vehicles safely from one location to another?

Sober up to these startling statistics that are cited in an article referenced at the end of this post:

1. Texting may be responsible for as many as 1 million crashes per year—that’s 18% of all accidents in the USA. (The National Safety Council)

2. You are 20 times more likely to have a collision when you text and drive (The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute)

3. Your reaction time behind the wheel decreases by 35% when you text and drive (Transport Research Library)

4. Americans text and drive more than drink and drive. (Pew Research Center and the Federal government)

One out of four of us admit to texting while driving. The next time you take your eyes off the road when your vehicle is moving, just think twice. Please pull off the road!

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Submitted by Jaclyn Kostner, Ph.D., Bridge the Distance, http://www.distance.com/