1. Risky Behavior?
Texting&Driving
by Abigail Cameron

2. There are 3 main types of
distracted driving…
Source: US Department of Transportation, Statistics and Facts about Driving
Visual – taking your eyes off the road
Manual – taking your hands off the wheel
Cognitive – taking your mind off what you’re doing
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3. image: Andrea Narita ‐ Flickr
Texting is the most alarming
because it involves all 3 types
of distraction.
Source: US Department of Transportation, Statistics and Facts about Driving

4. In 2009, 20% of crashes in the United States were
reported cases of distracted driving.
Source: US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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5. image: Siebuhr ‐ Flickr
Of those killed in distracted-driving-related
crashes, 18% or 995 involved reports
of a cell phone as the distraction.
Source: US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

6. Drivers who use hand-
held devices are 4x
as likely to get into
crashes serious
enough to injure
themselves.
Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
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7. So…
…Why does 81% of
the population keep
texting while driving?
Source: Buzzle.com – Texting while driving statistics
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8. MULTITASKING
Convenience of texting and driving at
the same time – people become
oblivious to the danger.
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9. ADDICTION
People just CAN’T put the phone DOWN.
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10. image: vnduan ‐ Flickr
OBLIVIOUS
it is
People don’t realize how dangerous
for themselves&others.

11. image: Hypno Istanbul ‐ Flickr
Studies show that texting
deteriorates reaction time
more then getting behind
the wheel drunk…
Texting showed a 35% deterioration in
reaction time and 91% decrease in steering
ability…
…while driving drunk only showed a 12%
deterioration in reaction time.
Source: CBC News

12. So…If you wouldn’t get
behind the wheel
drunk…
…Then why would you get
behind the wheel and text?
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13. Solution?
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14. FINES
Are fines really the positive solution to change the
statistics around texting&driving?
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15. image: WestPeak Photography ‐ Flickr
In 2011, 1500 people have been fined $167 for
distracted driving in Vancouver.
Source: The Globe and Male – Does Texting While Driving make sense to you?

16. In 2010, almost 17,000
drivers were charged
$155 in Toronto.
Source: The Globe and Male – Does Texting While Driving
make sense to you?
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17. Image: DanielY ‐ Flickr
Even the App campaigns to stop texting while
driving in this digital age aren’t helping.
Source: The Globe and Male – Does Texting While Driving make sense to you?

18. WHY?
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19. No one is afraid of being caught!
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20. image: wbsloan ‐ Flickr
Does Texting&Driving make
sense to you?

21. All images are licensed under the Creative
Commons Non-Commercial Share-A-like 3.0
agreement, and sourced from Flickr.
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