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Back To Mobile Site [http://m.wptz.com/text-free-zone] Back To Mobile Site Alerts Mobile Submit a Tip Follow Advertisement News Technology Weather Irene u local On TV Conservation Correspondent Hometown Hero Community Champlain Connection Katie Community Contests Don't Text Class Act Marketplace Family Going Green Legal Center Smarter$ Home / Don't Text & Drive HOME STATISTICS TIPS No Text Message is worth the risk of endangering my life or the lives of others. I pledge to never text and drive and will take action to educate others about the dangers of texting while driving. NO TEXT IS WORTH THE RISK! Five seconds is the average time your eyes are off the road while texting. When traveling at 55mph, that's enough time to cover the length of a football field. (2009, VTTI) Of those killed in distracted-driving-related crashes, 995 involved reports of a cell phone as a distraction (18% of fatalities in distraction-related crashes). (2009, NHTSA) 49% of drivers with cell phones under the age of 35 send or read text messages while driving. (2011, Harris Poll) An online survey of 1,999 teens ages 16-19 found that 86% had driven while distracted even though 84% know it's dangerous. (2010, AAA and Seventeen Magazine) Brain power used while driving decreases by 40% when a driver listens to conversation or music. (2008, Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging at Carnegie Mellon University Study) 49% of adults say they have been passengers in a car when the driver was sending or reading text messages on their cell phone. (2010, Pew Research Center) In a study over 18 months, college students using a sophisticated driving simulator showed an eight times greater crash risk when texting than when not texting. (2009, University of Utah Study) 36% of teens say they have been involved in a near-crash because of their own or someone else's distracted driving. (2010, Pew Research Center) While over 90% of teen drivers say they don't drink and drive, 9 out of 10 say they've seen passengers distracting the driver, or drivers using cell phones. (2006, National Teen Driver Survey) Turn your cell phone off before you turn your car on. Put your cell phone someplace where you won't be able to reach it while driving. Don’t write, send or read a text message while driving, even when stopped at a red light or in traffic. These actions put you and those around you in danger. Wait to use the device until you are safely and legally parked beside the road. Designate a passenger as a texter while you drive or offer to be the texter if you are a passenger. Try installing a driving app such as Detext or DriveScribe , which are apps that restrict your ability to text while your vehicle is in motion. Text Free Zone is sponsored by WPTZ and Co-Operative Insurance Companies. Advertising Tweet WPTZ Burlington © 2014, Hearst Stations Inc. on behalf of WPTZ-TV. Site Map Disclosures Privacy Policy Terms of Use Public Inspection File Sections News Weather u local On TV Going Green Marketplace Editorials TV Station About WPTZ News Team WPTZ Jobs Captioning Contacts Advertise Conservation Correspondent Services Email Sign-Up Mobile Social RSS Partners Hearst Television Internet Broadcasting WNNE NBC CNN ECHO Manilla Close Reset Session - Logout/Re-attempt Sign In Close You are logged out Your profile has been deleted. Close Please set an email address for your profile No email address was supplied by . To complete your registration on this site, please supply an address. Please confirm or modify the email address to which you will have subscription offers sent. Email A valid email address is required Save and Close Cancel Personalize Profile For a more personalized experience, please supply the following optional information. Display Name You have entered a forbidden character Zip Code A valid 5 digit code is required. Example: 55102 Submit Cancel