Stop the Wrecks

Fact for Slides 2-8

Slide 2:

FACT #1

Five seconds is the average time your eyes are off the road while texting. When traveling at 55mph, that's enough time to cover the length of a football field.

FACT #2

Engaging in visual-manual subtasks (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.

FACT #3

11% of all drivers under the age of 20 involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted at the time of the crash. This age group has the largest proportion of drivers who were distracted.

Slide 3:

FACT #4

49% of drivers with cell phones under the age of 35 send or read text messages while driving.

FACT #5

60% of drivers use cell phones while driving.

Slide 4:

FACT #6

57% of drivers rate themselves as better than the average driver.

FACT #7

42% of young adult drivers are very/somewhat confident that they can safely text while driving.

FACT #8

68% of teens and young adults disagreed that it is easy to text while driving and still pay attention to the road.

Slide 5:

FACT #9

80% of teens and young adults indicated concern about the issue of texting while driving.

FACT #10

49% of adults say they have been passengers in a car when the driver was sending or reading text messages on their cell phone.

Slide 6:

FACT #11

44% of adults say they have been passengers of drivers who used the cell phone in a way that put themselves or others in danger.

FACT #12

36% of teens say they have been involved in a near-crash because of their own or someone else's distracted driving.

Slide 7:

FACT #13

78% of teens and young adults say they have read a text message while driving.

FACT #14

71% of teens and young people say they have composed/sent text messages while driving.

FACT #15

Americans send and receive an average 2,819 text messages per month.

Slide 8:

FACT #16

In 2017, 3,166 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver, compared to 3,450 in 2016. Approximately 400,000 people are injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver every year.

FACT #17

You're 3x more likely to crash if you text while driving.