Texting and driving is a bad idea. It’s claimed hundreds of lives across the United States, and forced state legislatures to enact tougher laws and penalties for those who are caught engaging in this dangerous activity. A few sobering statistics:
2011 saw more 6,000 car crashes involving distractions—a fifth of which involved cell phones, text messaging and mobile data usage. Over 40 percent of teenagers have admitted to texting behind the wheel of a car; but adults don’t fare much better—more than one in five admits to texting and driving. 29% of U.S. drivers admit to sending messages or emails while driving. And more than half of young drivers in the U.S. (aged 18-29) admit to sending texts or emails while driving at least once a month; more than 25% say they do so on a regular basis.
Anything that takes either your mind or your hands away from driving is not good; texting or sending emails does both. Tracking technology has advanced such that crime scene investigators can check cell phone records to discover whether someone was distracted by phone use at the time of the crash. This becomes strong evidence for the prosecution, particularly if injuries or fatalities ensued. Judges have been setting strict sentencing guidelines for texting and driving—lengthy prison terms, and upwards of fifteen years of license suspension. If the possibility of harming someone else isn’t enough reason to not text and drive, think of your own freedom.
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