Reason For Accidents Attention diverted

Brain Activity People do not completely pay attention to traffic since they are trying to focus on the conversation and the road. Reaction time is slowed and drivers have a hard time operating their U-turn signals while trying to multitask.

More Prone Inexperienced 21% accident rate

End Result of Texting While Driving In the U.S, statistics show that over 300,000 people were seriously injured in cell phone related accidents in 2005, and more than 2,500 suffer a wrongful death. The use of a cell phone is also the leading cause of car accidents among teenagers and has become a major problem. In an attempt to help reduce cell phone accidents, more states are adopting laws that limit or restrict the use of cell phones while operating a vehicle. End Result of Texting While Driving

Utah passes tough laws Chance Wilcox

Oprah Gets Involved No Phone Zone Oprah Winfrey has brought the issue to international prominence on her daily talk show. The audience and guests are encouraged to sign a “No Phone Zone Contract”.

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