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Over 330,000 accidents every year are caused by texting and driving. Meaning,
that over 78% of distracted driving accidents are caused by texting while
driving.

11 teenagers die from texting and driving

each day

3,000 deaths and 400,000 injuries are caused by distracted driving

each year. Texting while driving is 6 times more dangerous than
driving while intoxicated.

The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use

while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year.

1 out of every 4 car accidents in the United States is

caused by texting and driving

Answering a text takes away your attention for about five seconds.
Traveling at 55 mph, that's enough time to travel the length of a
football field.

The U.S. Department of Transportation notes that cell phones are involved in
1.6 million accidents each year that cause a half million injuries and take
6,0000 lives.

> No text is worth a life…It Can Wait.

http://www.icebike.org/texting-and-driving/

https://www.att.com/Common/about_us/txting_driving/att_twd_fact_sheet0512.pdf

www.donttextdrive.com/statistics/