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By Texting While Driving, You're Throwing Your Money Down the Drain

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By Texting While Driving, You're Throwing Your Money Down the Drain

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Many states have use ticketing as a reasonable consequence for drinking and driving. The cost of the tickets can fall somewhere between $20 and $500. This can change depending on the state, and in states like Iowa and Alaska, the cost can go all the way up to $1000.
Not only do tickets cost money, but once you have a texting and driving offense on your record, your car insurance can go up. The average increase rate is 23% after getting a texting ticket, and overall can fall anywhere between a 12-45% increase.

http://insurance.com/auto-insurance/auto-insurance-basics/texting-tickets.html

https://www.bankrate.com/insurance/car/texting-and-driving-statistics/

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Learn about distracted driving and consequences and dangers of texting and driving. Also get info on distracted driving statistics.

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But I am the exception and why would this ever happen to me?!?!?

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But I am the exception and why would this ever happen to me?!?!?

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First of all, 11 teenagers die every day from texting while driving. That is a large amount. Also, if you use a cellphone while driving, your reaction time is the same as that of a 70 year old. The NHTSA estimates that every day 660,000 drivers use electronic devices while behind the wheel. The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year.

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But isn't better than being on drugs or under the influence of alcohol??? At least I am not doing that!!!

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But isn't better than being on drugs or under the influence of alcohol??? At least I am not doing that!!!

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WRONG!!! The reaction time when you are under the influence of alchohol or on drugs is 120 milliseconds. That may seem like a lot, but then when you compare it to the reaction time of texting while driving, which is 16 seconds, the difference is whopping. Texting while driving is the same as drinking 4 beers.

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In New Jersey, texting while driving is BANNED!!! Although you can text while you are at a red light or in traffic, it is highly discouraged!!!

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Have you ever been driving and gotten a text that was super important that you had to answer???

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Have you ever been driving and gotten a text that was super important that you had to answer???

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We all have those moments. We are on the edge of our seats waiting for someone to respond to an important text. That text feels like the most important thing in the world. But is it more important than your life?