At 55 MPH, You Could Drive The Length of a Football Field (With Your Eyes Closed) In The Time It Takes You To Check Your Text

June 13, 2018  /  Marci Goldfarb

Did you know that texting while driving raises a driver’s crash risk by 23 times?

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) considers texting as the 'most alarming distraction' because "sending or reading a text takes the driver’s eyes off the road for five seconds. At 55 mph, that’s like driving the length of an entire football field with one’s eyes closed."

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