Texting While Driving

Did You Know:

DID YOU KNOW?

http://www.rummelinsurance.com/media/images/dot.png At least 28% of all traffic crashes--or at least 1.6 million crashes each year involve drivers using cell phones and texting

http://www.rummelinsurance.com/media/images/dot.png Cell Phone Use Was Reported in 18% of Distraction-Related Fatalaties in America

http://www.rummelinsurance.com/media/images/dot.png 57% of American drivers admit to texting while driving

http://www.rummelinsurance.com/media/images/dot.png You are 23 times more likely to be involved in an accident when texting and driving

http://www.rummelinsurance.com/media/images/dot.png Texting while driving increases the risk of a crash 23.2 times higher than non-distracted driving. That is higher than driving while intoxicated!

http://www.rummelinsurance.com/media/images/dot.png 31 states ban texting while driving, including Michigan; 9 more states ban new drivers from texting while driving

http://www.rummelinsurance.com/media/images/dot.png Driving while using a cell phone reduces the amount of brain activity associated with driving

by 37%

http://www.rummelinsurance.com/media/images/dot.png 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 the length of an entire football field, blind

http://www.rummelinsurance.com/media/images/dot.png 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

It's a difficult vid to watch folks ... when are they gonna get the message?

[ame]http://youtu.be/SwIyfmjlSw0[/ame]

I would like to have the link so I can send it to everyone I know.

Thanks for posting this.

RandyA

I would like to have the link so I can send it to everyone I know.

Thanks for posting this.

RandyA

Try this...

“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwIyfmjlSw0&feature=player_embedded”

..or this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwIyfmjlSw0&feature=youtu.be

I guess texting while riding is really against the rules.

Who was the member that lived in Va. that a texting teenager hit him head on?

He lived but his arm if not both was mess up real bad..

I guess texting while riding is really against the rules.

I would say yes, but I've seen it... steering with elbows.

I guess I'm in the minority. Aint much on that phone worth my life. If I have the GPS fired up and it alerts me to a call I just check in when I stop. Very few times do I even talk on it when driving a cage.

Who was the member that lived in Va. that a texting teenager hit him head on?

 

He lived but his arm if not both was mess up real bad..

Anyone?

Good post Rick. I hope they show it in the schools.

Try this...

 

“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwIyfmjlSw0&feature=player_embedded”

 

..or this...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwIyfmjlSw0&feature=youtu.be

As thousands of high school seniors graduate across America this video needs to be shared with everyone you know...thanks!