![]() ![]() As a result, people are still willing to type out those texts despite understanding the dangers. It’s believed that small chemical change impairs our judgement, almost like a drug, and overrides the known dangers of texting while driving. Paul Atchley, one underlying factor could stem from the fact texting or posting on social media releases a small dopamine boost inside a human’s brain. Science has started to dip its toes into why people text and driving or perform otherwise distracting activities while behind the wheel. While no definitive answer exists, there are two factors that might explain why people text and drive. Irresponsibility cannot be the only factor creating people who are willing to risk their life and the life of those around them to check a text. ![]() The odds of crashing if you’re texting while driving is 8x times the normal rate, meaning it doubles the crash likelihood of driving drunk.ĭespite the fact that 94% of drivers support a texting while driving ban, 75% text while driving. When this behavior kills thousands each year, people justifiably want to know why drivers persist in this dangerous habit. Yet even more people misunderstand distracted driving. Research has shown that hands-free devices are no safer than hand-held ones. Drivers who are talking on their cell phone are 4x more likely to crash - drunk drivers share those odds. Most drivers are aware of how dangerous texting while driving or glancing at an email behind the wheel can be, yet at any given point during daylight hours 660,000 drivers are fiddling with an electronic device behind the wheel. The exact numbers change depending on the survey, study, or poll but it’s clear that distracted driving, with cell phone use in particular, is one of the deadliest threats 21st century Americans face. The CDC reports that up to 8 people die each day in distracted driving related crashes. According to , over 50% of car crashes involve cell phone use, and 25% involved texting while driving. One look at the statistics will explain why. According to, the number of smartphone owners increased from 52% of drivers in 2011 to 80% in 2014. People tend to focus on on the dangers of cellphone, particularly smart phone, use behind the wheel. Why do we focus on cellphone use while driving? Three types of distracted driving exist: visual, cognition, and physical, which you can learn more about here. Distracted driving can involve more than just your cellphone. A recent DMEautomotive poll found that drivers perform all kind of distracting activities, including reading an email or newspaper, flossing or brushing their teeth, changing their clothes, and taking photographs. ![]()
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