what is the average number of teen deaths per day linked to texting and driving?
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Texting and Driving Accident Statistics Teen Driver Cell Phone Statistics. 1  11 teens die every day as a result of texting while driving. 2  According to a AAA poll, 94% of teen drivers acknowledge the dangers of texting and driving, but 35% admitted to doing it anyway. 3  21% of teen drivers involved in fatal accidents were distracted by their cell phones.
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28 percent of accidents involve talking, texting on cellphones 28 percent of accidents involve talking, texting on cellphones. Twenty-eight percent of traffic accidents occur when people talk on cellphones or send text messages while driving, according to a study released Tuesday by the National Safety Council.
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10 Statistics That Capture The Dangers of Texting and Driving Below are 10 statistics that show how dangerous texting and driving really is. 9. Number of Americans killed every day from motor vehicle accidents that involved distracted driving, such as using a cellphone, texting or eating. 1 in 4. The probability that a motor vehicle crash involved a cellphone. 40%
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Facts & Statistics About Texting & Driving (Updated for 2018) State Responses. In 43 states and D.C., it is illegal to text while driving. Statistics compiled in recent years show that every day in the U.S., 9 people die and over 1,153 are injured in distracted driver crashes. In 2011, this breaks down to 17%, or almost one in five crashes that were due to distracted driving.
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States Ranked Highest, Lowest for Teen Driver Deaths According to the IIHS, nearly 18,000 teens in the U.S. ages 16 to 19 died in car accidents from 2006 to 2010. In fact the fatal crash rate for 16 to 19 year olds in the U.S. is nearly three times the rate for drivers ages 20 and older.
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Should Drivers Be Banned from Using Cell Phones? [ See a slide show of the 10 worst states for teen driving.] The debate surrounding cell phone use while operating a vehicle is by no means new. A 2009 study reported that that texting while driving makes a car crash six times more likely, and legislation has been taken up by lawmakers long before that.
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6 in 10 teen crashes involve distracted driving Federal research indicates roughly 11 percent of all highway deaths are the result of distracted driving. But a new study confirms what has long been feared, with the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety concluding that nearly 6 out of 10 moderate to severe teen crashes are the result of driver distraction.
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Teenagers A total of 2,715 teenagers ages 13-19 died in motor vehicle crashes in 2015. This is 69 percent fewer than in 1975 and 3 percent more than in 2014. About 2 of every 3 teenagers killed in crashes in 2015 were males. Since 1975 teenage crash deaths have decreased more among males (73 percent) than among females (58 percent).
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- Distracted driving kills and injures thousands of people each year. Famous Last Words In 2015, 3,477 people were killed, and 391,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers.
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Teen Driving Statistics Strong restrictions on nighttime driving and teen passengers, as well as raising the licensing age, reduced rates of fatal crashes and insurance collision claims. A total of 2,823 teenagers ages 13-19 died in motor vehicle crashes in 2012. This is 68 percent fewer than in 1975 and 7 percent fewer than in 2011.
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OSHA National News Release The Transportation Department reports that in 2009 more than 5,400 people died in crashes linked to distraction and thousands more were injured. In particular, texting while driving has become such a prominent hazard that 30 states now ban text messaging for all drivers. Learn more about combating texting while driving and other distracted driver hazards at the Transportation Department website http://www.distraction.gov.
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The 25 Scariest Texting and Driving Accident Statistics 1 Texting and driving is 6 times more likely to get you in an accident than drunk driving. That’s right, it is actually safer for someone to get wasted and get behind the wheel than to text and do it.  It takes an average of three seconds after a driver’s mind is taken off the road for any road accident to occur.
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Teen Driver Car Accident Statistics 62% of teen passenger deaths occurred in vehicles driven by another teenager. Among deaths of passengers of all ages, 20% occurred when a teenager was driving. 54% of car accident deaths among teens occurred on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. 34% of teenage car accident deaths occurred between 6 pm and midnight.
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Texting and Driving Accident Statistics The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year. Nearly 330,000 injuries occur each year from accidents caused by texting while driving. 1 out of every 4 car accidents in the United States is caused by texting and driving. Texting while driving is 6x more likely to cause an accident than driving drunk. Answering a text takes away your attention for about five seconds.
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Distracted Driving Statistics Despite the risks, the majority of teen drivers ignore cell phone driving restrictions. Talking on a cell phone while driving can make a young driver’s reaction time as slow as that of a 70-year-old. 56% of teenagers admit to talking on their cell phones behind the wheel, while 13% admit to texting while driving.
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Teen Auto Accidents â How Big is the Problem? In 2014, 50% of teen deaths from motor vehicle crashes occurred between 3 p.m. and midnight and 53% occurred on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. 2 Compared with other age groups, teens have among the lowest rates of seat belt use.
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- In 2011, 3,331 people were killed nationally in crashes involving a distracted driver. Text messaging creates a risk 23 times worse than driving while not distracted. Drivers talking or texting can miss seeing up to 50% of their driving environment, a phenomenon known as “inattention blindness.”.
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- General Cell Phone Statistics. 1  The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year. 2  Nearly 330,000 injuries occur each year from accidents caused by texting while driving. 3  1 out of every 4 car accidents in the United States is caused by texting and driving.
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Which is more dangerous: Texting and driving or drinking and driving? Driving While Intexticated.. Each year, a million car crashes in the US are caused by texting drivers. Which made us wonder, it is just as dangerous as drinking and driving? So FOX 31 Denver put Colorado drivers to the test – and the findings might surprise you.
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Texting and Driving Statistics Texting while driving is a growing trend, and a national epidemic, quickly becoming one of the country’s top killers. Drivers assume they can handle texting while driving and remain safe, but the numbers don’t lie. Texting While Driving Causes: 1. 1,600,000 accidents per year – National Safety Council. 2. 330,000 injuries per year – Harvard Center for Risk Analysis Study.
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Texting while walking blamed in the nationwide increase of pedestrian deaths Texting while walking blamed in the nationwide increase of pedestrian deaths Federal study says the number of pedestrians who were killed rose from 4,109 to 4,432 in 2011 Analysts list texting while walking as a major contributor
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28 Percent Of Car Accidents Caused By Texting The majority of car accidents (about 1.4 million every year) are caused by cell phone conversations and about 200,000 more are caused by text messaging. Trying to get legislation for a texting ban has been tricky in some cases. Texting bans exist in 19 states and the District of Columbia.
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Study: Texting while driving now leading cause of death for teen drivers Texting also increased with age. Only 24 percent of 15-year-olds tapped out messages while driving, compared with 58 percent of 18-year-olds, the data showed.
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Study: Texting while driving now leading cause of death for teen drivers Dr. Andrew Adesman and a team of Cohen investigators found that while driving between September 2010 and December 2011, among 8,947 teenagers aged 15-18 nationwide, an estimated 49 percent of boys admitted to texting while driving compared with 45 percent of girls.
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Ohio Texting and Driving Law: The Facts There are about 1.6 million crashes in the US every year involving cell phone use, of which 500,000 cause injuries and 6,000 cause fatalities. Texting while driving is now the top cause of death among teenagers-texting and driving accounts for 11 teen deaths every day in the US.
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Texting while driving There are about 1.6 million crashes in the US every year involving cell phone use, of which 500,000 cause injuries and 6,000 cause fatalities. Texting while driving is now the top cause of death among teenagers-texting and driving accounts for 11 teen deaths every day in the US. Reading, writing, and sending email or text messages by all drivers when the vehicle is in motion. 2  All cell phone usage by drivers under 18, regardless of license type. 3  Exceptions for emergencies, and for GPS use that does not involve data entry.