How Dangerous is Text Messaging While Driving?

Even five years ago, text messaging was a seldom-used form of communication that was often considered prohibitively expensive, impersonal, and inconvenient. Now it is affordable for many people to send and receive unlimited messages, and its convenience it appealing to some. But just because people are texting more does not mean that there is an excuse for doing so while behind the wheel of any vehicle, particularly a commercial truck.

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Distracted Driving Statistics

According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration:

• Text messaging while driving elevates the risk of a crash by up to 23 times.
• 5,870 people were killed in distracted driving accidents in 2008.
• Roughly 515,000 people were injured by distracted drivers in the same year.

Though there are many different ways that a driver might become distracted, text messaging is especially problematic for several reasons. For example, it requires that a driver lower his or her eyes from the roadway and take one or two hands from the steering wheel. Additionally, it is a thought-intensive process that requires a greater degree of attention than most activities people engage in while driving, such as adjusting controls.

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If you need to invest in a safer communication system, we can help you to clear your books of unpaid invoices so that you can make that happen. Contact the truck factoring team of TBS Factoring Service, L.L.C., at 800-207-7661.