Distracted Driving Dangers and Statistics | NHTSA
Texting is the most alarming distraction. Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for 5 seconds. At 55 mph, that's like driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed.
Texting And Driving Statistics 2025 - Forbes
Jan 3, 2025 · According to 2021 NHTSA data, cell phone use or texting while driving was a factor in: 12% of the distracted driving accidents that resulted in deaths
Why so many people text and drive, knowing dangers
Nov 5, 2014 · Nearly everyone agrees that texting and driving is dangerous. Most people do it anyway. In a new survey, 98 percent of motorists who own cellphones and text regularly said they were aware of...
The Dangers of Distracted Driving - Federal Communications Commission
Apr 1, 2024 · Never text while driving – if you are driving and you need to text or talk on the phone, pull over to a safe place before doing so. Be engaged: Tell family and friends, about the importance of driving without distractions. Take information to your kids' schools and ask that it be shared with students and parents. State laws
What Are the Dangers of Texting While Driving? - SafeWise
Apr 11, 2024 · Texting while driving causes around 400,000 injuries and over 3,100 fatalities each year. Learn how to pause notifications to stay safe.
The Real Reason You Shouldn’t Text While Driving
But while texting is indeed worse than conversing while driving, it is not by much. Some researchers—using real cars, not simulators—found that hands-free phone calls are similarly distracting as conversations with another person in the car.
Texting more dangerous for pedestrians than listening to music or ... - CNN
Feb 3, 2020 · Using your phone as you walk is more likely to cause an accident than taking a call or listening to music, researchers have warned, after analyzing the causes behind hundreds of pedestrian mishaps....
Dangers of Texting & Driving - National Safety Council
Even when talking hands-free, drivers can miss seeing up to half of what's around them because they are engaged in a cell phone conversation.
24 Texting and Driving Statistics (Updated for 2024) - Carsurance
Feb 18, 2022 · Learn some of the most shocking texting and driving statistics that will urge you to become more careful while on the road.
The Serious Consequences of Texting While Driving - GoodCar
Nearly all of the states in the United States have laws prohibiting texting and driving - the exceptions of Montana and Missouri. This means that you can receive a fine or have your license taken away for texting while you're driving a vehicle.