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Texters 23 Times More Likely to Crash

A study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that drivers distracted by text message are 23 times more likely to be in a crash than drivers that are not sending or receiving a text message.

Drivers typing a text message spend 4.6 seconds out of every 6 seconds looking away from the road.  If going 55 MPH, that means drivers are not looking at the road for the length of a football field.

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2 Responses to “Texters 23 Times More Likely to Crash”

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