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Texting and Driving Gabby Schmitz Period 6

“Texting while driving is the act of composing, sending, reading text messages, , or making other similar use of the web on a mobile phone while operating a motor vehicle. The practice has been viewed by many people and authorities as dangerous. ”

Statistics O 1.6 million crashes are caused by cell phones per year O Texting while driving cause ¼ of all car accidents today O Majority involves teens O Highest crash rates are caused by 16 year olds than any other age

O Has a risk of crashing 6x’s more likely than people driving intoxicated O It is equivalent to driving after in taking 4 beers

O Leads to a 400% increase with eyes off the road O 5 seconds of texting is equivalent to driving the length of a football field (100 yards) O Slows brake reaction speed by 18% O Slows a young driver’s reaction time down to that of a 70-year-old

O 800,000 people currently at any time given, Text While Driving across the country O 56% of teens said they talk on the phone while driving O 46% of drivers under 18 admit to texting while driving.

O 330,000 injuries per year O 11 teen deaths EVERY DAY

O More than 40% of teen auto deaths occur between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. connected to the case of texting and driving O Statistics show that 16 and 17-year-old driver death rates increase with each additional passenger. O Teen driver riding with one other passenger doubles the risk of being involved in a fatal car crash. With two or more passengers, a fatal accident is 5x as likely.

Results O Can be charged up to 10 years in prison O Or charged with $10, ,000 O People who text and drive are considered criminals

O Stories have children paralyzed from the waist down at the age of 9 O Have brain injuries and don’t function the way they did before the crash O Killed families or taken away parents from children or children from parents O Some people who texted while driving and killed someone have been put under suicidal watch

Dear Seniors,

Are you prepared to have a night of fun at prom? But just remember before you get behind the wheel and pull out your phone, are you prepared to change your life in less than a blink of an eye?