claim: "in 2011, texting surpassed alcohol as the leading contributing factor in teen driving deaths."
author: maria sachs
evidence_1: oct 31, 2013 ... politifact checks this claim: "in 2011, texting surpassed alcohol as the leading  contributing factor in teen driving deaths." posted by rochelle ...
evidence_2: feb 5, 2013 ... we must treat the danger of text messaging while driving with the same sense of  purpose. ... in 2011, texting surpassed alcohol as the leading contributing factor  in teen driving deaths. the statistics are shocking: according to the national  highway transportation safety administration, texting while driving is ...
evidence_3: may 8, 2013 ... texting while driving has become a greater hazard than drinking and driving ...  the habit now surpasses the number of teens who drink and drive -- a ... found  that while driving between september 2010 and december 2011, ...
evidence_4: motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of injury-related death in north.  dakota ... driving sober (i.e. not under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs), and  obeying all ... teen drivers. 13 ... 2011. 18,823. 148. 5,018. 2012. 18,356. 170.  5,311. 2013. 18,977. 148 ..... away from driving – is a common contributing factor  in.
evidence_5: the number of deaths involving an alcohol-impaired driver decreased 49%;. the  crash rate per miles traveled decreased 4% from 2011; ...... crashes involving  drivers on cell phones and texting (utah 2006-2012). page 17. 2012 utah  crash facts. leading contributing factors of teenage driver crashes (utah  2012).