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Texting and Driving

The dangers and
consequences

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How much do you know about
texting and driving?
Forty

percent of all American teens say they

have been in a car when the driver used a cell
phone in a way that put people in danger T or
F

True
Five

percent of drivers aged 18 to 20 who were

involved in an automobile accident and
survived admitted they were sending or
receiving texts when they crashed T or F

False 11%
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/dangers-texting-while-driving

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How much do you know about
texting and driving?
Distracted

driving isnt endangering

lives and property T or F

False
77

percent of young adults are very or

somewhat confident that they can
safely text while driving T or F

True

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The Dangers
In

2011, at least 23% of auto collisions

involved cell phones thats 1.3 million
crashes

seconds

10%

spent outside of their lane

Adults

do it too

http://www.textinganddrivingsafety.com/texting-and-driving-stats

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Why do people continue to text
in drive?
Reading
Hold

phone near windshield

Increase
Only

a text is safer

following distance

text at stop sign or stop light

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What has been done about it?
10

states plus Washington D.C. prohibit

drivers from using handhel cell phones

32

states and D.C. prohibit novice drivers

from cell phone use

39

states plus D.C. prohibit all drivers from

text messaging

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Others
Things

other than laws:

AT&T Drive Mode
Text-Free-Driving Pledge
Project in Belgium

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The Consequences

Liz Marks accident

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Real Life Story
Will

Craig & girlfriend Louisville, Kentucky.

19 years old
Girlfriend driving
Craig in coma
Had to re-learn simple tasks
Hard to get up everyday

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Why shouldnt you text and
drive?