Texting & Driving

Statistics

• In 2011, 23% of crashes involved cellphones
• 1.3 million crashes
• 34% say they have texted while driving
• 52% say they have talked on a cellphone while driving
• 55% of teen drivers say its easy to text while they drive

Statistics

• 48% of kids are in a car while driver is texting
• 1 in 5 drivers confessed to surfing the web while driving
• 10 states prohibit all drivers from using cellphones
• 77% of teens are confident that they can text & drive
• 13% of drivers 18-20 involved in car wrecks were texting

Ways for it to stop

• Ignore when getting text or call
• If passenger on board tell them to check the text
• Raise the fine
• Have cops station on main streets

Fines

• First offense:
• 20-400$
• Second offense:
• 200-800$

Plan to stop this

• Motivate the driver to not text
• Think about his & others lives
• Parents don't text your teens while their driving
• Teens turn off phones. Let voicemail capture calls & texts
• Put cellphone out of reach.