IS IT WORTH YOUR LIFE! URGE OUR CONGRESS TO ENFORCE NO CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING PERIOD.

    General Cell Phone Statistics

    Note: These are the most recent statistics available

    The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year.
    Nearly 330,000 injuries occur each year from accidents caused by texting while driving.
    1 out of every 4 car accidents in the United States is caused by texting and driving.
    Texting while driving is 6x more likely to cause an accident than driving drunk.
    Answering a text takes away your attention for about five seconds. Traveling at 55 mph, that's enough time to travel the length of a football field.
    Texting while driving causes a 400% increase in time spent with eyes off the road.
    Of all cell phone related tasks, texting is by far the most dangerous activity.
    94% of drivers support a ban on texting while driving.
    74% of drivers support a ban on hand-held cell phone use.
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