Texting while driving is a national epidemic which is quickly becoming one of the country’s top killers.
Those who text while driving have six times more chance of having a car accident than if they were driving while intoxicated, and at any given time across the country 800,000 drivers are texting while they drive.
This texting, according to the National Safety Council, causes 1,600,000 accidents a year and 330,000 injuries per year. Texting is now responsible for nearly 25% of all car accidents, with teens suffering the most saying that it is their number one driving distraction. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Fatality Facts 11 teens die every single day from texting while driving.
The National Highway Transport Safety Administration says when you text while driving you are 23 times more likely to crash and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute say it is the same as driving blind for five seconds at a time.
If you have been injured a serious auto accident in Danbury, you may be entitled to monetary compensation. Call the accident attorneys at Danbury accident attorneys – Hastings, Cohan & Walsh, LLP now for an immediate consultation. 58 Post Road Danbury, CT 06810 (888) 244-5480.
