Another article says about the danger of using cellphone when driving. Cell phone use has become so popular these days that many times we do not realize how often we are utilizing our cell phones. Cell phone use while driving has increased so significantly within the last few years that, at any time during the day, as many as 10 percent of all drivers are using a hand-held or hands-free phone.The researchers at the NHTSA and Virginia Tech even came up with exact car accident statistics on the matter:
- Dialing a cell phone increased the risk of a car accident or near car accident 2.8 times.
- Talking on a cell phone increased the risk of a car accident or near car accident 1.3 times.
Text messaging increases the risk of a car accident or near car accident 23.2 times when compared to the car accident statistics with non-distracted driver.The researchers even goes as far as to say that texting while driving has the potential to create a true crash epidemic if texting continues to grow in popularity and as the generation of frequent text message senders reach driving age in large numbers.
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