Five Seconds of Wreck

Did you know that when you look down or text on phone, it is a minimum of five seconds not looking at the road? Did you know that 1 in 5 drivers admit to surfing the web, or checking social media while driving? In this generation where 82% of 16-17 year olds have cell phones, we should be cautious. #X may not be enough to save the lives of our loved ones. 

It’s not just teenagers we should be worried about, adults have a high percentage for deaths and accidents caused by texting and driving also. There is no safe version of texting/calling while driving. #X means that you are getting ready to drive and can’t text anymore. It is trying to be campaigned more to cause less accidents.

Most states have banned use of cell phone while driving, but some states have not banned it at all. Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, North and South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Ohio, South Carolina, and Florida have no law or ban on cell phone use while driving.

The laws in Utah against being on your cell phone are “Ban against texting for all drivers.” “Utah’s law defines careless driving as committing a moving violation while distracted.” and, “Ban on cell phones (handheld and hands-free) for novice drivers.”

Many admit they have been in a car with a driver who is calling, texting, or checking Facebook or other social media types. In an interview with 20 Treasure Mountain students 17/20 said they had been in a car with the driver talking on their cell phone, 13/20 said they had been in a car with the driver texting on their cell phone, and 6/20 said they had been in a car with a driver using social media. Text messaging while the car is moving risks a crash by 23x.