Texting and Driving

BY: SAVANNAH

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Most of us, especially young adults, think that we are great at everything... especially multitasking our crazy lives. However, when it comes to multitasking in the car, such as texting and driving, it is another story. Texting and driving is one of the worst things you can do to yourself, but more importantly to others. Many people have a mindset that they are pro's at texting and driving, however, no one could ever be a pro at distracted driving. Distracted driving is considered to be talking on the phone, texting, reading, and eating. A survey done in 2015 shows that only about 2.5% of people are actual super-multitaskers. That means 97.5% of the rest are just thinking they can multitask more than they actually can. 95% of drivers disapprove of distracted driving, yet more than 431,000 car accidents are due to texting and driving per year. Two visual tasks at the same time do not mix well together. Texting and driving equals the same as drinking four beers. That is insane! Also, the average sending text time is about 5 seconds which means if you're traveling 55 mph, you will be traveling the length of a football field. For more statistics, check out this cool infogram. Texting and Driving Infogram

Texting and driving is a real problem in today's society. Please think of all precautions before you text and drive. It is really important to know about the facts about it to understand how dangerous it is for you and everyone around you driving as well. Think about your own friends and family while driving!
Please don't text and drive! Sign AT&T's pledge to not text and drive. Remember, distracted driving such as texting is the number one cause of car accidents in America.  I have signed it, will you?AT&T's It Can Wait Pledge

https://www.itcanwait.com
https://www.cellcontrol.com/blog/why-even-great-texters-and-drivers-cant-do-simultaneously
http://www.bisociety.org/texting-while-driving-vs-drunk-driving-which-is-more-dangerous/