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The children of today grow up almost as connected to their cell phones or other mobile electronic devices as they were connected upon birth to an umbilical cord. When they get old enough to drive, they’re hooked, 24/7. Unfortunately, driving while emailing, calling, texting or otherwise checking the Internet can be a fatal mistake.

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Recent studies show an increase in teen car crash traffic accident fatalities that’s attributable to two things: more driving by teens at night, and more driving by teens while texting or using a cell phone.

Between 1999 and 2008, nighttime fatal crashes involving teen drivers increased by 10 per cent. Such deaths rose at a lower rate for older age groups, while driving fatalities in general began a decline.

A senior research specialist for the Texas Transportation Institute, Bernie Fetts, told the Associated Press that the increased deaths come from a “perfect storm” of key elements. One is driving at night, which is inherently more risky for anybody in any age group. Another is texting or calling while driving, which impacts a person’s ability to focus on driving.

Many teens may believe otherwise, since they’re so adept at sending text messages that it feels almost like breathing to them. But that doesn’t mean their attention to texting doesn’t divert them from full attention to their driving. And it doesn’t mean that a moment’s inattention while driving can prove fatal. About 6,000 people will die this year due to drivers talking, texting or emailing, while another 500,000 will be injured.

Americans are starting to become alarmed about the severe effects of texting or calling while driving. That’s why 23 states so far have passed laws to ban texting while driving. The national organization FocusDriven, based in Grapevine, TX, was created to fight distracted driving due to cell phones or texting, much as Mothers Against Drunk Driving was formed to fight DUI car crashes.

Talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey has weighed in with her own initiative, a pledge signup by teens called a “No Phone Zone.” By signing, teens avow that they will not text or use their cell phone while driving.

Jim S. Adler & Associates stands with those who support such safe driving campaigns and exhorts all drivers of all ages to save texts and phone calls for the proper time: when they aren’t driving a multi-ton vehicle at high speeds in complex traffic. Teens today may say such texting or calling won’t keep them from driving safely, but proof otherwise lies in the deaths of 6,000 persons. Texting car crash accidents do occur, and an unsurprising first time may prove to be a fatal last time.

Jim S. Adler & Associates is a longtime Texas personal injury law firm with offices in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Channelview. The law firm offers a free case review and represents victims of auto, car, SUV, truck, motorcycle, bus and other traffic accidents, as well as drunk driving accidents.

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