The document summarizes survey results showing that most drivers admit to texting while driving, and that distracted driving causes thousands of deaths each year. It also discusses potential solutions like laws banning texting while driving, and phone and car technologies that allow more hands-free use of phones in vehicles. The conclusion is that while technology enables more texting, advances also aim to help drivers be safer through hands-free options.

1. Richard Ringler

2. Survey
 80% drive their own vehicle
 80% have admitted to texting
and driving
 Almost 90% have already been
involved in a traffic accident

3. Problem
 Texting is convenient
 Texting is easy and fast
 Technology is improving
 More people have cell phones than ever

4. The CDC
 Texting takes drivers attention of the road longer
and more frequently than other distractions
 People killed in crashes from distracted driving
 In 2011- 3,331 deaths

In 2010- 3,267 deaths

5. Pew Internet & American
Life Project
Texting has increased in the
recent years

58% in 2007 up to 80% in 2012

6. Solution
 Laws
 Phone technologies
 Automobile technologies

7. Laws
 Many states have laws already in place
 Many states currently in process of making laws
 Florida

secondary offence

8. Phone Technologies
 Apple’s Siri
talk to text
 easy to use


9. Car Technologies
Ford’s Sync

“Hands-free”

reads incoming text for you
 preset 15 responses to replay
back in text

10. Conclusion
 Texting more popular than ever
 Advances in technology
 Technology now helps aid us in
driving safer

11. Choices
 How important can that
one text be?
 What could be the
consequences?