2011
178,000 babies die each year from texting and driving.
well, 7,000 people die each year in the USA each year from texting while driving, soimguessing about half. Just a guess, sorry ifimmistaken.
about 7000
1 in 62,000 Americans die from Texting and driving, that is nearly 140 people from New York City each year
About 700 people a day die for texting while driving, this can be really dangerous but people who do it don't care about and then they end up losing their lives.
Probably a lot less than driving while texting !
In Michigan, the stats can be somewhat inaccurate due to the fact that not all people using cell phones while driving are actually texting when a fatal car crash occurs. It has been estimated that in 2010 there were over 880 cell phone/vehicle related deaths. Many laws and bills have been passed in the state in recent years to curb this trend.
The National Safety Council estimates that 1.6 million accidents crashes per year are from the use of cell phones and texting while driving. They also note that 28% of all traffic accidents occur involve a person talking on a cell phone or texting while driving.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), approximately 3,000 to 6,000 fatalities each year in the United States are attributed to distracted driving, with texting being a significant contributor. While the exact number of deaths specifically caused by texting while driving can vary, it's estimated that about 400 to 800 fatalities annually are directly linked to this behavior. Efforts to raise awareness and enforce laws against texting while driving aim to reduce these tragic incidents.
Just to get this summed up, people do not die from texting or chatting on phones directly. If you are driving a car at the same time, or controlling heavy machinery whilst being distracted, this can cause death to yourself and others.
According to the National Safety Council, 1.4 million accidents occur every year due to people using their cell phones. 200,000 of those accidents alone are from texting while driving.
There are several distractions that affect teen driving, however a major problem today is texting while driving. Texting while driving is the cause of many fatalities every year, especially amongst teen drivers. Protect your teen and help raise awareness of distracted driving. DCH Auto Group has a Teen Safe Driving Foundation dedicated to raising awareness about teen safe driving.