1. Texting and Driving Gabby Schmitz Period 6

2. “Texting while driving is the act of composing, sending, reading text messages, email, 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. ”

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

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

8. 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.

9. Results O Can be charged up to 10 years in prison O Or charged with $10,000-100,000 O People who text and drive are considered criminals

10. 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

11. Dear Seniors,

12. 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?