Is texting while driving dangerous?

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Is texting while driving dangerous? Mehreen Ahmad

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Effects 18% of all fatal crashes Creates a crash risk 23 times worse than driving while not distracted Driving a vehicle while texting is six times more dangerous than driving while intoxicated

Injuries 330,000 each year 21 year old had to spend 6 months in hospital Ashley Zumbrunnen became paralyzed because of texting while driving

Statistics In 2011, 23% of crashes involved cell phones 3,000 teens die each year Texting is the most distracting of all cell phone related tasks

Citations "The Dangers of Texting While Driving." The Dangers of Texting While Driving. Web. 17 Apr. 2015 "The Dangerous Psychology of Texting While Driving." Fox News. FOX News Network, 10 Nov. 2014. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. Ramasubbu, Suren. "The Dangers of Texting While Driving." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com. Web. 17 Apr. 2015