Cellphone-related crashes
Posted April 21, 2011 12:00 am
The National Safety Council estimates that at least 1.6 million traffic crashes a year are caused by drivers using cellphones or texting — 28 percent of all crashes.
Here’s a look at some other statistics.
타 At least 1.4 million crashes involve a motorist using a cellphone. A range of 200,000 to 1 million are caused by a driver who is texting.
타 An estimated 11 percent of drivers are using a cellphone at any one time.
타 Driving and talking on a cellphone increases the risk of crashing by four times.
타 The cost of cell-phone-related crashes is estimated at $43 billion, according to the Harvard Center of Risk Analysis.
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