*Reaction time for one text while driving = .08 blood alcohol level (same as driving drunk)
*Texting takes the eyes off the road for an average of 5 seconds = to driving (at 55 mph) the length of football field blind
*Teens drive four times more often than any other age group
*Car crashes are the No. 1 killer of teens and takes an average of 11 teen lives every day
*In 2010, 3,115 teens died in car crashes and about 450,000 were injured in car crashes
*Driver distraction contributes to 16 % of all fatal crashes of people under the age of 20
*20 percent of teenage motor vehicle crash deaths in 2008 occurred between 9 p.m. to midnight
*Speed-related crashes accounted for 34 % of fatalities among 16-19 year olds
*Reaching for a phone while driving increases your risk of a crash by nine times
*Texting and driving can increase your risk of crashing by 23 times
*80 % of crashes involve driver inattention within three seconds of the crash
*Over the past three years, July 4 is the deadliest day for teens on the road
-source– KeeptheDrive.com