claim: you may have driven the length of a football field in the five seconds it takes to check a text.
author: greg walden
evidence_1: discover texting and driving statistics that will make you think twice before ... 5  seconds is the minimal amount of attention that a driver who texts takes away  from ... if traveling at 55 mph, this equals driving the length of a football field  without ...
evidence_2: sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for 5 seconds. at 55 mph,  that's like driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed. you  cannot drive safely unless the task of driving has your full attention. ... the states  determine laws affecting distracted driving, but nhtsa provides federal ...
evidence_3: in fact, anything that could divert your attention manually (doing something with ...  taking a photo; taking in the view; checking your email or posting on social ...  when you send a text message, you take your eyes off of the road for about five  seconds. that is the time it takes to drive the length of a football field going 55  mph!
evidence_4: you've got one job: driving safely. ... it takes about five seconds, on average, to  read or send a text. ... and not on the road, a vehicle travelling 55 miles per hour  can travel the length of a football field. ... to the dinner table, taking out a phone in  the middle of a party, or checking twitter or snapchat during an office meeting.
evidence_5: mar 31, 2015 ... distractions can come from both inside and outside of your truck cab. ... form of  driver inattention in the 3 seconds before the crash or near-crash. ... if you are  driving at 55 mph and take your eyes off the road for 5 seconds to write a text  message, you have traveled the length of a football field (end zones ...