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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Driving and Texting More Common than Drinking and Driving
Up until just a couple of years ago, the worst menace on the road was drivers who had been drinking prior to getting behind the wheel. While this is still a big problem, texting and other cell phone use while driving has actually become more common and even more dangerous. Adults and teenagers are chronically texting while operating their car and are causing car accidents resulting in serious personal injury and/or death. If you have been the victim of a reckless driver who was texting just prior to the accident, you should seek out the advice of an experienced car accident lawyer such as Dallas’ John Polewski at Polewski & Associates.
Studies have actually been conducted to illustrate how much more time your eyes are off the road when texting as compared to how impaired you are while driving drunk. Here is one example to show you how much texting while driving impairs your ability to react in time:
• Unimpaired: .54 seconds to brake
• Legally drunk: add 4 feet
• Reading e-mail: add 36 feet
• Sending a text: add 70 feet
These numbers clearly show that texting while driving impairs a driver’s ability to react much more seriously than driving while legally drunk. That example alone should be sufficient evidence to deter you from ever sending another text message while driving.
If you have suffered or a loved one has died due to a driver who was texting, please contact Polewski & Associates today to schedule a consultation with a Dallas car accident lawyer.
Studies have actually been conducted to illustrate how much more time your eyes are off the road when texting as compared to how impaired you are while driving drunk. Here is one example to show you how much texting while driving impairs your ability to react in time:
• Unimpaired: .54 seconds to brake
• Legally drunk: add 4 feet
• Reading e-mail: add 36 feet
• Sending a text: add 70 feet
These numbers clearly show that texting while driving impairs a driver’s ability to react much more seriously than driving while legally drunk. That example alone should be sufficient evidence to deter you from ever sending another text message while driving.
If you have suffered or a loved one has died due to a driver who was texting, please contact Polewski & Associates today to schedule a consultation with a Dallas car accident lawyer.
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