text: Typically teens from the age of 16 to the adult age of approximately 25 are affected by texting and driving. These people affected by texting and driving are mainly because people feel like once they phone rings they must immediately See who their being texted by, called by, or any notified from on social media. Most of the time that's can cause you to have an accident, which also may lead up to a death. Many little distractions are putting other drivers, pedestrians, and yourself at risk of being in serious dangerous accident.