text: Each day in the United States, approximately 9 people are killed and more than 1000 injured in car crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver (CDC Motor Vehicle Safety). This suggests that phone use while driving is almost as dangerous as driving drunk, although studies show that texting while driving is 6 times more likely to cause an accident than driving drunk (Texting and Driving Accident Statistics). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that every day 660,000 drivers use electronic devices while behind the wheel, but 94 percent of drivers support a ban on texting while driving (2017