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• Last year 2.1 Trillion text messages were sent in the US.
• 200,000 texts sent every second.

Texting While Driving Facts

• There are 30,797 fatal crashes in the US each year.
• 33,808 people are killed in these crashes.
• 13,846 die because of drunk driving.
• 5,474 die because of texting.
• By 2014 distracted driving deaths will pass drunk driving deaths.
• 56% of teens said they make and answer phone calls while driving.
• 13% of teens said they send and respond to text messages while driving.
• Talking on a cell phone can double the likelihood of an accident and can slow a young driver’s reaction time to that of a 70-year-old.
• Distraction from cell phone use while driving (hand held or hands free) extends a driver’s reaction as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .08%. (University of Utah)
• Drivers that use cell phones are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves. (NHTSA, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)
• Driving while distracted is a factor in 25% of police reported crashes
• 10%of drivers aged 16 to 24 years old are on their phone at any one time
• Driving while using a cell phone reduces the amount of brain activity associated with driving by 37%(Carnegie Mellon)