ARE TEXTING AND DRIVING LAWS EFFECTIVE?

Thats scary!

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Looking at your phone for just 5 seconds while driving
55 mph on the highway equals driving the length of a Teen Texting and Driving Statistics
football field without seeing.

New State Texting

1 in 4
2011 2013
and Driving Laws
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After state laws were up-
dated in the following
New Missouri New Kansas
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New Florida
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states, there was a rise

   
  
in crashes among teens.


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crashes in the U.S. are caused by texting


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 Every day, 11 teenagers lose their


 




lives due to texting while driving.


 

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Causing more than 4,000 deaths
 
per year


 TEXTING AND DRIVING IS A REAL PROBLEM

  
         


 Teenagers continue to text and drive regardless of

 




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current campaigns to try and correct the problem. The




number of crashes is higher now than when the data




was being collected. The change in data suggests that
the law is not working and that more has to be done.

  
         
 Politicians need a new plan of action that targets texting
and driving in teenagers.


Citations
Picture Icons: Google Images
 

Law Timeline: Missouri General Assembly, Kansas State Senate, Florida House of Representatives
Teen Crash Graphs: Missouri Dept. of Trans., Kansas Dept. of Trans., Florida Dept. of Trans. " 
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Driving Statistics: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Created by Benjamin Sylar
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