National Safety Council member Janet Froetscher said: “We know that at least 1.6 million car accidents involve drivers using texting while driving. cell phones and texting. » This high number of accidents translates into 11 adolescent deaths per day. Texting while driving should be banned to save lives. Mike Dudzinski, current captain of the Peoria, Arizona Fire Department, said in an interview that in just one year he has experienced about 100 deaths caused by text messages. Texting while driving is a huge controversy that needs to be passed into law to protect lives. An Adesman said: “A person texting can be as impaired as a legally drunk driver. » A car traveling at 55 mph travels the length of a football field in five seconds. The average person texting while driving spends about eight seconds looking at their phone. About 10% of driving time is spent outside their original lane, drifting while texting. “There’s a difference between driving and texting. When you drive, your eyes should be open and on the road, watching the cars around you, road signs and traffic lights. With your mind on the road and the destination. Which means you are multitasking. When you're texting, your eyes are glued to your cell phone's screen and keypad. With your mind on what you are going to say next. So how can you do both? » This quote was written by Johnathan Anthony Burkett who wrote the story Neglected but Undefeated. The chances of having a car accident are four times higher than those who are not distracted. Texting while driving involves the driver's manual, visual, and mental capabilities, making texting while driving one of the worst distractions. Student surveys ...... middle of paper ...... e to put the thing in the back. » Other people don't see the problem with looking down for a second because it can be something "important." Nothing is more important than the life of another human being. /www.newsday.com/news/nation/study-texting-while-driving-now-leading-cause-of-death-for-teen-drivers-1.5226036http://www.textinganddrivingsafety.com/texting-and- driving statistics/http://www.nsc.org/Pages/NSCestimates16millioncrashescausedbydriversusingcellphonesandtexting.aspxhttp://www.romans322.com/texting-while-driving.htmlhttp://www.edgarsnyder.com/car-accident/cell- phone/cell-phone-statistics.htmlhttp://www.textinganddrivingsafety.com/texting-and-driving-stats/http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/texting-and-driving