Bibiliography 8 - Annotated Bibliography Example

In accordance with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, driving and texting at the same time is about six times more dangerous than drunk driving.While driving, drivers spend more than a half of their time at the wheel on secondary activities, among which using their cell phones is the activity number one; and texting while driving results in 16 percent of fatal accidents which happen during one year. Overall, every driver who texts while driving increases the possibility of a crash by twenty-three percent.

Also, Car and Driver Magazine conducted a study during which they compared how risky and dangerous texting while driving, reading messages while driving and drunk driving can be. The results showed that legally drunk drivers are the least dangerous ones compared to those who read text and messages while driving, and the most dangerous ones are those who text while driving.In addition to this, drivers who texted appeared to be even more dangerous compared to those who were high on marijuana, as the Transport Research Laboratory in London reported.

In the United States, in ten states as well as in D. C., drivers are prohibited to use handled cell phones while driving; in 32 states and in D. C., novices re prohibited to use cell phones at the wheel, and in 39 states and D. C., drivers cannot use their gadgets to text.This source is useful for the research due to the fact it gives a short summary of current researches on the issue, namely those that compare the dangers of texting while driving to drunk driving and driving under the influence of drugs.

Work CitedHopkins, K. "Is Texting While Driving More Dangerous Than Drunk Driving?." Distracted Driver Accidents. N.p. Web. 9 Apr 2015. .