How is texting while driving dangerous?

It is hard to overstate the very real dangers of texting while driving. The CDC lists car crashes as the leading cause of death for teenagers and young drivers. read more

Currently there is no national ban on texting or using a wireless phone while driving, but a number of states have passed laws banning texting or wireless phones or requiring hands-free use of wireless phones while driving. read more

The danger of texting while driving is three-fold. The opposable thumbs of the Homo habilis may have been an evolutionary leap that enabled the use of tools, but the restriction on the number of hands to two poses a natural restriction on the number of tools that can be simultaneously operated. read more