A 2015 Erie Insurance conducted a survey on distracted driving. Over one-third of drivers admitted to texting while driving, and three-quarters said they’ve seen others do it. Multitasking is hazardous to your health. Text messaging creates a risk 23 times worse than driving while not distracted. The number of deaths and accidents while texting and driving have been increasing over the course of the years. In Mississippi, 3,331 people were killed nationally in crashes involving a distracted. 73% of car crashes involved the use of cellphones while driving. Nine percent of all drivers 15 to 19 years old involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted at the time of the crashes. Teenagers must take the responsibility of driving serious.
