While the popularity of mobile phones has grown enormously in the past two decades, it’s still unclear how greatly cell phone calls and texting contribute to car crashes. What is clear is that talking on the phone and texting behind the wheel both lead to distraction, and driver inattention is the leading cause of car accidents. In 2008 at any moment, over 800,000 Americans were texting or talking on the cell phone while driving. Below are cell phone related car accident statistics.
- Talking on a cell phone causes nearly 25% of car accidents.
- 80% of car accidents are attributed to distracted drivers
- One fifth of experienced drivers in the United States send text messages while driving.
- Studies have found that texting while driving causes a 400% increase in time spent with eyes off the road.
- Texting while driving is about 6 times more likely to result in an accident than driving while intoxicated.
If you or a loved one is a victim of a car accident contact a Tucson car accident attorney at Wattel &York law firm.