Texting & Driving: Worse Than Drunk Driving

The popularity of cell phones has sky rocketed in the past two decades. Though communicating has become much easier, car accidents related to mobile use has also increased drastically. Reports have shown that texting and driving is more dangerous than drunk driving, according to Virginia Tech Driving Institution. Though there is a law against drunk driving, there is not a law prohibiting texting and driving nationwide. Clearly, this is a serious issue.

            In 2008, 5,870 people died in car crashes related to texting and driving. While over half a million people were injured in texting and driving related accidents.  One would think these alarming statistics would force Congress to take action, but it hasn’t. As of July 2010, only 29 states have ban texting and driving according to Governors Highway Safety Administration.

            People typically think that more teens are using cell phones while driving than adults, but this was proven false by the statistics released in 2010. 34 percent of teens admitted to texting while operating a vehicle, while a staggering 47 percent of adults admitted to it. Despite your age, cell phone use while driving is just simply not safe. There needs to be a law nationwide that bans texting and driving, enough said.