Texting & Driving in South Carolina â–Ş Charleston Personal Injury Attorneys

Texting while driving is very risky because text messaging takes the driver’s visual, manual, and cognitive attention away from the task of operating their vehicle.

Facts & Statistics About Texting & Driving

  • As of December 2012, 171.3 billion text messages were sent in the US every month.
  • In 2011, 3,331 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver, compared to 3,267 in 2010.
  • In 2011, 387,000 people were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver, compared to 416,000 injured in 2010.
  • 10% of injury crashes in 2011 were reported as distraction-related crashes.
  • 11% of all drivers under the age of 20 involved in fatal crashes were distracted at the time.
  • For drivers 15-19 years old involved in fatal crashes, 21% of the distracted drivers were distracted by the use of cell phones.
  • At any given moment in America, approximately 660,000 drivers are using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices while driving.
  • Engaging in visual-manual sub-tasks (such as reaching for a phone, dialing and texting) associated with the use of hand-held phones and other portable devices increased the risk of getting into a crash by three times.
  • Sending or receiving a text takes a driver’s eyes from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, the equivalent at 55 mph of driving length of an entire football field, blind.
  • A quarter of teens respond to a text message once or more every time they drive.  20% of teens and 10% of parents admit that they have extended, multi-message text conversations while driving.

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