Accident Statistics, Cell Phones and Automobiles
Cell phones have now been around for a while but texting has been a newer feature of these devices and with the recent occurrence of the smart phone, these mobile devices have become more and more a texting device; especially for younger drivers. There hasn't been a lot of data to be collected about the issues surrounding texting and driving because the issues was so new. However, there is now some data coming in.
The explosion of mobile phone growth has been significant over the past couple of decades but it has been clear as to how much of an impact this new form of mobile communication is having on driving. What is becoming clear is that talking on one's phone or texting on one's phone while driving is a definite distraction. Driver distraction has been determined as the #1 cause of automobile accidents.
In 2008, at any one time there were over 800,000 US citizens who were using their cell phone when driving: chatting on their cell phone; texting to friends and associates;checking their mobile email accounts. Seeing there were 6000 accidents due to distracted driving in the same year one can certainly make the connection between cell phone use and automobile accidents quite clearly.
Teen Driver Cell Phone and Texting Statistics
Teenagers typically do not head the warnings and continue to use their cell phones when driving. It should be noted that merely talking on the cell phone when driving lowers a teenager's reaction time down to that of a 70 year old. On top of this teenagers generally driver faster and take more risks when driving to begin with.
* 56% of teens admit to driver and talking on their cell phone
* 13% admit texting and driving
Seeing that the stats are given voluntarily and that these behaviours are looked down upon the real stats could be considerably larger.
* 48% of teens, 12-17 years old state that they've ridden in a car while their driver was texting on a cell phone
* 52% of 16-17 year old drivers have admitted to making/answering calls on their mobile devices while they're driving
* 34% of teens in the 16-17 year old age group have admitted that they've texted while driving an automobile
There were almost 1000 crashes in 2007 that came about from teenagers of 16 to 17 years of age who were talking or texting on their cell phone while driving their car.
* Already showing risky behavior, 60% confess to driving in a many that posses serious consequences to themselves and those around them. These same kids aged 16 to 17 have also admitted to driving distracted - talking or texting on their cellphone.
Every single year 21% of the fatal car crashes that involve teens between the ages of 16-19 are the result of cell phone use. The result isn't expected to go down at all and is actually expected to rise to as much as 4% every single year.
* Almost half of all drivers between 18-24 text and drive
* 1/3rd of all drivers 24 or under text while on the road
* Teens admit that texting is their number one driver distraction
The numbers speak for themselves. It's beyond time to do more about this problem. The facts though are that teens are likely to ignore the laws even where there are laws in place. For that reason we only come up with more questions, not answers.
The explosion of mobile phone growth has been significant over the past couple of decades but it has been clear as to how much of an impact this new form of mobile communication is having on driving. What is becoming clear is that talking on one's phone or texting on one's phone while driving is a definite distraction. Driver distraction has been determined as the #1 cause of automobile accidents.
In 2008, at any one time there were over 800,000 US citizens who were using their cell phone when driving: chatting on their cell phone; texting to friends and associates;checking their mobile email accounts. Seeing there were 6000 accidents due to distracted driving in the same year one can certainly make the connection between cell phone use and automobile accidents quite clearly.
Teen Driver Cell Phone and Texting Statistics
Teenagers typically do not head the warnings and continue to use their cell phones when driving. It should be noted that merely talking on the cell phone when driving lowers a teenager's reaction time down to that of a 70 year old. On top of this teenagers generally driver faster and take more risks when driving to begin with.
* 56% of teens admit to driver and talking on their cell phone
* 13% admit texting and driving
Seeing that the stats are given voluntarily and that these behaviours are looked down upon the real stats could be considerably larger.
* 48% of teens, 12-17 years old state that they've ridden in a car while their driver was texting on a cell phone
* 52% of 16-17 year old drivers have admitted to making/answering calls on their mobile devices while they're driving
* 34% of teens in the 16-17 year old age group have admitted that they've texted while driving an automobile
There were almost 1000 crashes in 2007 that came about from teenagers of 16 to 17 years of age who were talking or texting on their cell phone while driving their car.
* Already showing risky behavior, 60% confess to driving in a many that posses serious consequences to themselves and those around them. These same kids aged 16 to 17 have also admitted to driving distracted - talking or texting on their cellphone.
Every single year 21% of the fatal car crashes that involve teens between the ages of 16-19 are the result of cell phone use. The result isn't expected to go down at all and is actually expected to rise to as much as 4% every single year.
* Almost half of all drivers between 18-24 text and drive
* 1/3rd of all drivers 24 or under text while on the road
* Teens admit that texting is their number one driver distraction
The numbers speak for themselves. It's beyond time to do more about this problem. The facts though are that teens are likely to ignore the laws even where there are laws in place. For that reason we only come up with more questions, not answers.
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