text: In 2011, 1.3 million automobile accidents were caused by texting and driving. Texting and driving makes you twenty-three percent more likely to be involved in an accident. In 2015, 3,477 people were killed, and 391,000 were injured in crashes involving distracted drivers on U.S. roads. The AAA Foundation found that distractions last at least 27 seconds even after ending distracted activities. Statistics show that reaching for your device while driving you are 1.4 times more likely to crash