Sending A Text Behind The Wheel Is Like Driving Blindfolded Across A Football Field

When you see your cell phone behind the wheel for only 4 seconds, it is like driving your eyes more than 100 yards.

Gary Lowry, an insurance officer of the American Automobile Association, revealed that figure in 24 news interviews held on Monday at Memphis, Tennessee.

"When driving at 55 miles per hour, I am driving with a text message, so the average text will take 4 seconds, which is the same as blindly driving 125 yards," says Lori.

The actual number of maths is a little less - like 108 yards more - it's broken hair. If your smartphone is used in your car, there is no doubt that it is not just a reason you are a driver, but also someone else in the vicinity, but a big security threat.

In a recent survey, one third of drivers received a text message while driving, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that at least eight people lost their lives on a driving-related accident everyday.

Here is a very clear solution: Do not use your phone while driving. There is nothing to be blindfolded, how about you?

Do you drive a length of football field at 55 mph? Then this is basically the act of a text message while driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it takes an average of 6 seconds for the driver to display a message behind the wheel. This is the time from one end zone to another. Is it dangerous? Incredible. Fatal? You bet. The driving text message is the main cause of death of young drivers, instead of drinking and driving.

When sending or receiving text, the eyes of the driver leave the road for about 4.6 seconds, while 55 mph is the length of the football field. This means that the driver basically carries out blind driving ("What" 1). As a result of SMS and driving, there were 1,600,000 accidents annually, 333,000 injuries per year, and 11 deaths per day ("DWI" 1). Drunk driving seems to be the most important danger on the road. However, text messages and driving are more dangerous. Text messages during driving cause accidents with about 6 times the probability of drunk driving. This is the same as driving four types of beer ("DWI" 1).

Simply put, text is the worst way to make difficult conversations. In order to keep driving, I will wear earmuffs and eye masks and I will wonder why I crashed. The text is the place you want to go home and when you go home. I do not understand how you feel this way. Frankly, if you insist on using words, you probably will not mind. It is a bad habit to practice bad habits. Please create a support space. Compulsion is sneaky. The important thing is not the reason why you have to do it but the two of you are there to talk. The best place to talk about difficult is the park, the coffee shop (if you can suppress the volume), the neutral space of the zoo. The bad place is the bedroom. Car holiday dinner Someone may feel pressure, please do not "destroy" things through honesty. Make sure that you all have "escape cabin" and leave if you need it.