text: Many compare texting while driving with intoxicated drivers. (NHTSA) also concluded that texting while driving is six times more dangerous than driving while intoxicated. Tests have found that texting while driving slows your reaction by 23 percent . Each year there are about 10,497 deaths a year due to texting while driving compared to the number of deaths a year due to intoxicated drivers the number is less it is 3,285 which concludes that texting while driving is more effective.