We have all heard of the recent commotion about the danger of texting while driving, but how much of it is true? A recent study finds that texting while driving augments the probability of getting into a car accident by 20%. This is sometimes misconstrued that all electronic device usage increases the possibility of getting into a car accident considerably; however, dialing a cell phone only increases the possibility of a car accident by 2.8%, and a cell phone conversation only increases the likeliness of a car accident by 1.3%, which can be satirized by the fact that reaching for an object would in and of itself result in an increase of 1.4% in likeliness of getting into a car accident.
20%, however, is a considerable factor, if you should believe that texting while driving isn’t as dangerous as it is announced to be, and it is around three times more likely to initiate a car accident than drunk driving. It is therefore prevalent that the texting with electronic devices should not be utilized while being on the roads, but it should be left to the times, when the person is at a stationary position next to the roads or at a parking lot. Many of these unfortunate car accidents do lead to fatalities after all, but, even if they don’t, they could still nevertheless be the cause for expensive hospital visits and insurance company’s raising the interest rates of such insurance. In order to prevent such occurrences from happening, it is thus prudent to make sure that your eyes do not wonder off of the road in any circumstance, that you are well knowledgeable about the route towards your destination, and that you, if you must contact another person while driving, have a hands-free cell phone. Continue reading ‘The Text of Danger’ »