infographic: texting and driving
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ABOUT 660,000 DRIVERS USE CELL PHONES AT ANY GIVEN TIME DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS IN CANADA
TEXTING WHILE DRIVING MAKES A DRIVER 23X MORE LIKELY TO CRASH
DRIVERS TALKING ON A CELL PHONE ARE 4X MORE LIKELY TO HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT
TALKING ON A CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING CAN MAKE A YOUNG DRIVER’S REACTION TIME AS SLOW AS THAT OF A 70 YEAR OLD
ANSWERING A TEXT TAKES AWAY YOUR ATTENTION FOR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS. THAT IS ENOUGH TIME TO TRAVEL THE LENGTH OF A FOOTBALL FIELD
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