text: 1 out of 4 accidents are caused by texting and driving, which means other hand-held phone use causing accidents is entirely too dangerous considering it can have an 8 times more likely chance of causing accidents than regular driving respectively. With the 400 percent increase of not looking at the road, using a phone isn't the best idea. Thousands of accidents that happen even without distractions are the same level of lethality, which would warrant thinking twice before reaching for your phone. That is the theory, at least. Hopefully, there will be a way to show these drivers that the risks are far too high for a miniscule benefit of texting someone back immediately. Proper education on the dangers of distracted driving and how easily losing your life could be is important. Help others around you and warn them what could happen.