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Must Watch:Man lights 6,000 matches and the result is mesmerizing Sadly, the incidence of accidents (some of which are fatal) caused by texting and driving has increased substantially in recent years. In an effort to illustrate how dangerous it is to drive while texting,The New York Timesput...
Studies show that texting when you're drunk is even more dangerous. Or agree not to ride with that person. If several people resist a driver's behavior, he will get the message.The life-saving approach.If someone continues to text and drive, avoid riding with that person. _5_ Or say ...
Although there are many types of distractions drivers face while driving, the most dangerous is texting. Texting is extremely dangerous because it takes the eyes off the road and the hands off the wheel. Drivers continue to receive and send texts while driving. Sending a text or reading a ...
Learn more about distracted driving. Tips to help your drivers stop texting and driving Texting while driving is one of the most dangerous and common distractions on the road, because it can involve multiple distractions occurring at one time, taking a driver's hands, eyes, and mind off the ...
What Are The Dangers of Texting While Driving? The dangers of texting while driving are so well-known and widespread that most states have banned the practice. When you consider that a driver who is texting while driving is even more dangerous than most drunk drivers, it is easy to see why...
Textingis considered one of the mostdangerous types of distracted driving. When you send or read a text while behind the wheel, the NHTSA estimates that the act takes a driver’s eyes off the road for five seconds. If your vehicle is traveling at 55 miles per hour, that’s the equivalen...
Texting is one of the most common distractions and is the most dangerous. According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s annual Traffic Safety Culture Index, about 90% of its respondents believed reading and typing while driving are extremely dangerous. Despite this perception, 36% of driv...
Using a mobile whilst driving is a distraction. And there’s science to prove it. Hundreds of research studies have taken place across the world, all of them, like thisone, proving that using a mobile whilst in control of a car is dangerous.One studyfound that being on the phone increase...
Most of the discussions surroundingtexting and teenshave focused on the effect texting has on social skills and face-to-face social interactions, as well as it being adangerous distraction while driving. But a new study suggests that when texting becomes a compulsive habit, it can harm teens ac...