Stop the Texts. Stop the wrecks is a mission to help us understand the hazards of using SMS while driving or doing anything else that needs attention.
Get the facts & discover tips on how to avoid texting while driving.
Get the facts & discover tips on how to avoid texting while driving.
Fact #1:
Five seconds is the average time your eyes are off the road while texting. When traveling at 55mph, that's enough time to cover the length of a football field. (2009, VTTI)
Five seconds is the average time your eyes are off the road while texting. When traveling at 55mph, that's enough time to cover the length of a football field. (2009, VTTI)
Fact # 2:
A texting driver is 23 times more likely to get into an accident than a non-texting driver. (2009, VTTI)
A texting driver is 23 times more likely to get into an accident than a non-texting driver. (2009, VTTI)
Fact # 3:
Of those killed in distracted-driving-related crashed, 995 involved reports of a cell phone as a distraction (18% of fatalities in distraction-related crashes). (NHTSA)
Of those killed in distracted-driving-related crashed, 995 involved reports of a cell phone as a distraction (18% of fatalities in distraction-related crashes). (NHTSA)
Tips to stop:
-Out of sight, out of mind.
-Silence is golden.
-Find your app.
-Designate a texter.
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