text: Texting while driving has become a very big problem in today worlds. People check they phones every 5 minutes and faster than that when they are driving. Texting and driving don't just affect you when you driving it effect the other people in the car and the person you had the accident with. The average amount of time a driver takes to type out a text message is 5 seconds. If you're driving 55 mph and look down to text for five seconds, you've already driven the length of a football field. 11 teenagers die every day due to texting and driving. Teenagers are 400% more likely to get into an accident from texting and driving. AT&T's Teen Driver Survey found that 97% of teenagers think it's dangerous, while 43% of them engage in the activity anyway