5. Be honest, how often do you risk your life? Is it worth it?
6. The ratio of male to female
texting and driving habits is
1:1
7. Car #1 shows the average stopping time
with no distractions. Car #2 shows the
effects of alcohol and other reaction
impairing substances. Car #3 shows that
texting doubles the breaking time of the
average impairing substance.
8. In 2006, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group conducted a survey of
more than 900 teens from more than 26 high schools
nationwide.
9. The results showed that 37% of
students found texting to be "very"
or "extremely" distracting
10. A study by the American Automobile Association discovered that
46% of teens admitted to being distracted behind the wheel
because of texting.
11. While legally drunk, Alterman's stopping distance from 70 mph increased
by 4 feet; by contrast, reading an e-mail added 36 feet, and sending a text
added 70 feet
12. A 2009 experiment with Car and Driver magazine editor Eddie
Alterman that took place at a deserted air strip showed that texting
while driving had a greater impact on safety than driving drunk.
