Texting and Driving

I read an article in the online Daily Mail about Levi Pongi who jumped from a balcony in the USA after taking marijuana. Several commentators veered off into remarks about balconies and alcohol and texting and driving. One person said there were no recorded cases of texting and driving causing accidents. I recalled reading about court cases in the UK and looked them up.



Try googling texting and driving accident and then the names of people involved in cases, either as drivers or victims of accidents:

I saw at least half a dozen cases involving deceased drivers or people sent to prison. To give only three names: Savannah Nash of Missouri (deceased); Kiera Coultas, UK (driver); Garret Vicarro, USA (deceased).


If you think it's too alarming to list actual court cases, you might prefer some statistics.

I also found a US site aimed at school children which gives the numbers of seconds you need to look down when texting and the distance your care will travel.

<a href="http://www.onlineschools.com/in-focus/driving-while-intexticated"><img src="http://www.onlineschools.com/imagesvr_ce/364/intexticated-teens.jpg" alt="DWI: Driving While Intexticated" width="933" height="7445" border="0" /></a><br />Courtesy of: <a href="http://www.onlineschools.com">http://www.onlineschools.com</a>