text: Transporting other human beings in your vehicle is a tremendous responsibility, on that many young drivers take lightly. Sending or reading a text message while driving puts your passengers lives at a significantly higher risk of being involved in an accident while riding in your vehicle. Having other passengers in your vehicle you should think of them while you are driving because now not only your life but another person's life is in your hands and all it takes is one mistake. If you were to get into a bad wreck and you live and the passenger dies you will live with the guilt. There were 2,823 motor vehicle accidents among people age 13 to 19 years old.