The Dangers of DWT
Forget DWI. The big new traffic-safety issue is DWT: Driving While Texting.
One-fifth of experienced adult drivers in the United States send text messages while driving.
In 2008 almost 6,000 people were killed and a half-million were injured in crashes related to driver distraction.
At any given time during daylight hours in 2008, more than 800,000 vehicles were driven by someone using a hand-held cell phone.
4 out of every 5 accidents (80%) are attributed to distracted drivers this includes TEXTING. In contrast, drunk drivers account for roughly 1 out of 3 (33%) of all accidents nationally.
Texting while driving is about 6 times more likely to result in an accident than driving while intoxicated.
People who text while driving are 23% more likely to be in a car accident.
A study of dangerous driver behavior released in January 2007 by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. found that of 1,200 surveyed drivers, 73% talk on cell phones while driving. The same 2007 survey found that 19% of motorists say they text message while driving.
Texting while driving is just as, if not more, dangerous than driving drunk not only for the person driving, but for all people on road. Think about it. Is ANY text worth your life or the life of someone else? Texting while driving increases your risk of a crash by 20 times. So still wanna text while driving?
http://www.caranddriver.com/
http://www.news.cnet.com/
One-fifth of experienced adult drivers in the United States send text messages while driving.
In 2008 almost 6,000 people were killed and a half-million were injured in crashes related to driver distraction.
At any given time during daylight hours in 2008, more than 800,000 vehicles were driven by someone using a hand-held cell phone.
4 out of every 5 accidents (80%) are attributed to distracted drivers this includes TEXTING. In contrast, drunk drivers account for roughly 1 out of 3 (33%) of all accidents nationally.
Texting while driving is about 6 times more likely to result in an accident than driving while intoxicated.
People who text while driving are 23% more likely to be in a car accident.
A study of dangerous driver behavior released in January 2007 by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. found that of 1,200 surveyed drivers, 73% talk on cell phones while driving. The same 2007 survey found that 19% of motorists say they text message while driving.
Texting while driving is just as, if not more, dangerous than driving drunk not only for the person driving, but for all people on road. Think about it. Is ANY text worth your life or the life of someone else? Texting while driving increases your risk of a crash by 20 times. So still wanna text while driving?
http://www.caranddriver.com/
http://www.news.cnet.com/
Monday, March 22, 2010
texting should stop while driving
I think all cops should start writing tickets out for texting while driving a car. Someone can get killed.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Texting is the devil
We have to stop this nonsense. But really what can you do? How many cops are going to be able to tell if your texting while your driving. Lets start using are brains people if your eyes arent on the road then your in trouble.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Talk -vs- Text
I used to text while I would drive and eventually I learned my lesson. I was lucky enough not to hurt anyone or to do severe damage to my vehicle, but I don't do it anymore. I can understand why people would get upset if your talking on the phone, but Idon't think that it is as bad as looking up and down and trying to have a converstaion by typing. I still think that is safer to talk than test.
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