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The Dangers
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& DRIVING
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.
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.
https://www.att.com/Common/about_us/txting_driving/att_twd_fact_sheet0512.pdf
www.donttextdrive.com/statistics/