text: The 2019 Texting and Driving Statistics state that 36% of respondents ages 18-24 admitted to texting while driving, and 51% said they were "very" or "extremely" familiar with their state's texting and driving laws. Of those surveyed 48% said they thought driving under the influence of alcohol was more dangerous than texting and driving.That is false information. Drinking and driving and texting are both toxic because they both distract the brain off their main focus. In fact, texting while driving is six times more likely to cause an accident than driving drunk.