Reality Check D.W.I. (Driving While InTEXTICATED)

Reality Check D.W.I. (Driving While InTEXTICATED)

Author: Reality Check October 26, 2013 Duration: 1:33:20
Driving while Texting Six Times More Dangerous than Driving while Drunk Driving a vehicle while texting is six times more dangerous than driving while intoxicated according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).1 The federal agency reports that sending or receiving a text takes a driver’s eyes from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, the equivalent -- when traveling at 55 mph -- of driving the length of an entire football field while blindfolded. Texting and driving is now the new drinking and driving...

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