Texting and Driving is not multi-tasking; it’s essentially driving blind.
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, The National Highway Safety Administration, and State Farm Insurance conducted a study which revealed that nearly 500,000 people were injured and over 5,000 were killed in 2009 due to various forms of distracted driving, including texting while driving.
The Ad Council, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the State Attorneys General are hosting a nationwide STOP THE TEXTS Day on May 1st to spread awareness about the risks of distracted driving. More than a third of young adults say they have been involved in a near crash because of their own or someone else’s distracted driving, according to the Pew Research Center in 2010.
According to the Ad Council, 82% of drivers ages 16-24 said they have texted while driving; 85% of young adults who text while driving agree that texting is a problem; and 77% of young adult drivers are very confident they can safely text while driving.
The Corpus Christi Police Department encourages all drivers to operate their vehicle safely. Focus on a single task and avoid distracted driving. The risk is too great for any benefit of a text message. Stop The Texts this May 1st.
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