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3.  The age group with the greatest proportion of distracted drivers was the under-20 age group – 16 percent of all drivers younger than 20 involved in fatal crashes were reported to have been distracted while driving. (NHTSA)  Using a cell phone use while driving, whether it’s hand-held or hands-free, delays a driver's reactions as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of.08 percent. (Source: University of Utah)  Talking on a cell phone causes nearly 25% of car accidents.

4.  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.  Unimpaired it takes the average person.54 seconds to brake, legally drunk adds 4 feet to the stopping distance, reading an email adds 36 feet, and sending a text adds 70 feet.

11. I implore you, don’t be distracted while driving. Be safe. Remember you don’t always have to be in a car to cause an accident. Use good judgment.