About No Text No Wrecks
Eliminates Mobile Distractions and Gives You Peace of Mind!
While moving at speeds of 10 mph or more, No Text No Wrecks helps give you peace of mind and your loved ones the protection they need to stay focused on the task at hand, particularly driving, and not their phone. Using any mobile device while driving is reaching epidemic proportions and is a driving distraction that is quickly becoming a demonstrated reaction to increasing technology. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) statistics are scary:
Teens read or send text messages once a trip – 26 times more often than their parents think they do.
80% of young drivers think that texting makes no difference to their driving performance.
68% of teen drivers 18 to 20 are willing to answer incoming phone calls on some, most, or all driving trips.
11% of all drivers under the age of 20 involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted at the time of the crash.
We do not want you, your family, friends, co-workers, or employees to become a statistic! With No Text No Wrecks you give the ones you care about the freedom to drive comfortably and the confidence to drive with the freedom of knowing that they will receive their notifications and be able to respond once it is safe to do so. No Text No Wrecks enforces your cell phone use expectations, and decreases the chance that your family and friends will be distracted with cell phone activities while driving.
Cell phone use when driving is the #1 cause of teen deaths in the United States!
- Experts say driving while texting is a leading factor in accidents.
- Studies show 46% of drivers ages 16 to 17 admit to texting while driving.
According to SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) and Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, texting while driving leads the list as the biggest distraction while driving.
Nearly 50% of teens admit to text messaging while driving — an alarming statistic that now rivals driving and drinking in terms of danger and prevalence!
A survey found that one in five drivers are texting while driving. That figure rises to one in three for people ages 18-34.
- More than 1 trillion text messages were sent worldwide last year.
- 44 States, including North Carolina has outlawed texting and driving.
- Since 2010, over 3,000 teen deaths per year are attributed to texting and driving.
The average time it takes to retrieve a text is 5 seconds. That is a total of 100 yards, (a football field) at 55 mph!
- Texting and driving causes more accidents than drinking and driving!
- Teens are 23 times more likely to be involved in a crash when texting and driving.
71% of teens and young people say they have composed and/or sent SMS messages while driving. Source: NHTSA.gov
- 78% of teens and young adults say they have read an SMS message while driving. Source: NHTSA.gov
Distracted driving is a dangerous epidemic on America’s roadways. In 2012 alone, 3,328 were killed in distracted driving crashes.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is leading the effort to stop texting and cell phone use behind the wheel. Since 2009, we have held two National distracted driving summits, banned texting and cell phone use for commercial drivers, encouraged states to adopt tough laws, and launched several campaigns to raise public awareness about the issue.
View more information at http://www.notextnowrecks.com
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