Every decade has its own set of fads which affects our whole culture, and some of those fads are inherently dangerous. Currently, texting and driving is a great example of a fad that is absolutely dangerous. Car accidents caused by texting is a growing issue, mainly because the technology to communicate can be accessed nearly anywhere. Texting or updating social network sites while driving is plainly a matter of convenience. Reported last week from The Salt Lake Tribune, an 18-year-old girl was driving westbound on Interstate 84 when she hit a semi-trailer pulling a tanker. After crashing, she was hit from behind by another semi-truck who was traveling behind her. Once police officials arrived they found her dead at the scene. Approximately15 minutes before she crashed, she had posted on Facebook from her cellphone about the Denver Bronco’s and the playoffs. Our prayer and condolences go out to her family and friends during this tragic time.
The Facts On Texting While Driving
Regardless of the convenience, texting and driving is dangerous and has proven to be a great distraction. Provided by textinganddrivingstatistics.com are a few facts concerning the dangers of texting and driving:
* When a driver texts while driving, his reaction time will decrease by 35%
* When texting, steering capability goes down by a tremendous amount; 91%.
* A driver is twenty three times more likely to get into a car accident while driving and texting.
* Drivers are also six times as likely to get into a car accident while dialing a number into their cellular devices.
* This recklessness has caused numerous car accidents and death related incidents in the driving age group of 16-20, the largest texting demographic. That teens are already more prone to crash even without texting is a known fact, but when texting is also involved, this becomes a dangerous situation. This negligence may cause you or your loved ones to be injured on the road.