STOP THE TEXTS STOP THE WRECKS Did you know 2 out of 3 teens admit to texting while driving? You are 4 times more likely to get into an accident if you are drinking and driving. However, you are 8 times more likely to get into an accident if you are TEXTING while driving (DWT). The average text read or response takes the driver's eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds- at highway speeds you would have traveled the length of a football field. . Twenty-six percent of all U.S. drivers admit to texting while driving. Sixty percent of these are between the ages of 16 and 24. HOw WILL YOU STOP TEXTING AND DRIVING? Out of Sight, Out of Mind When you're in the car, put your phone where you can't get it. A place where you won't even be tempted to look for it. No phone. No texting. Anti- Texting Law Facts Pennsylvanias anti-bexting law, oflective March 2012, encourages motorists to put their ful focus on driving. What the Law Does The law prohibits as a primary of ense any driver from uning an Interactive Wireless Silence Is Golden Turn those notifications off. The less you hear your phone, the less tempted you'll be to respond while you're driving. personal digital assistane mut phone portable or mobile compune or simillar devices that can be ued for bexting, instat messaging emailingor Designate a Texter plus court costs Borrow thumbs from a friend. Or lend yours to a friend. Passengers get the privilege of texting while in motion The violation caffense with a The texting ban does NOT Include the use of a GPs device, a syntem or device thart i phsikaly n 2o1d there were 13,846 crashes in Penpoyvanla whee distracted driving played a role where at least handheld phone people loung their ive is those crashes the District of Columblia and the Vigin slands phabit all divers from using handheld cell phonet whie Sponsored by DON'T TERT DRLJE ! Be Smart, Don't ext and Drive! Brenda D. Shumaker Jefferson County Coroner