text: Thousands of accidents happen every year, and a high percentage of them involve distractions, on either end of each driver involved. Adding phones to the risk only increases the chances of crashing. D.U.I is a lead cause of accidents, but it is safer than texting and driving, statistically. It has become restricted and illegal in certain parts of the world, and for good reason. Many deaths and injuries are caused by simple mistakes. The risks are extremely high and only increase as new drivers appear on the road. Phone-related accidents have become common since 2010 (Zebra pg.1) and are even more of a risk forward from then. With more technology-invested generations of new drivers and even adults that use phones a great deal more today, accidents involving phones are more prone to happen, becoming very common.