1. Richard Ringler

2. Survey
 80% drive their own vehicle
 80% have admitted to texting
and driving
 Almost 90% have already been
involved in a traffic accident

3. Problem
 Texting is convenient
 Texting is easy and fast
 Technology is improving
 More people have cell phones than ever

4. The CDC
 Texting takes drivers attention of the road longer
and more frequently than other distractions
 People killed in crashes from distracted driving
 In 2011- 3,331 deaths

In 2010- 3,267 deaths

5. Pew Internet & American
Life Project
Texting has increased in the
recent years

58% in 2007 up to 80% in 2012

6. Solution
 Laws
 Phone technologies
 Automobile technologies

7. Laws
 Many states have laws already in place
 Many states currently in process of making laws
 Florida

secondary offence

8. Phone Technologies
 Apple’s Siri
talk to text
 easy to use


9. Car Technologies
Ford’s Sync

“Hands-free”

reads incoming text for you
 preset 15 responses to replay
back in text

10. Conclusion
 Texting more popular than ever
 Advances in technology
 Technology now helps aid us in
driving safer

11. Choices
 How important can that
one text be?
 What could be the
consequences?