Texting and Driving in Texas

Texas Drivers: Do you know the cell-phone bans in Texas? Learn scary "text-and-drive auto accident statistics.

New dangers on the road today include distracted drivers who text and drive. A study done by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute highlights the risks of drivers who text and drive.

Alarming "text-and-drive" crash statistics

• In the moments before a crash, drivers spent 5 seconds looking at their phones - at highway speeds, this is enough time to cover the length of a football field.
• When drivers texted, their collision risk was over 20 times greater.

Know the Texas cell phone ban laws:

• Text messaging is banned for all drivers in 31 states and the District of Columbia.
• In Texas, and eight other states, novice drivers are banned from texting.
• School bus drivers are banned from text messaging in 3 states (Texas, Mississippi and Oklahoma).

Truck crash statistics

Another study from the U.S. Census Bureau found the following truck crash statistics:

• In 2008, there were 37,261 deaths from automobile accidents in the U.S. Accidents involving large and light trucks accounted for 11,441 deaths.

• There over 2,000 injured victims of trucking accidents in the same year.

• 22 percent of truck drivers involved in fatal crashes had a blood-alcohol level of .08% or greater.

If you are a Texas driver, know the dangers on the road and protect yourself if you have been involved in an auto accident or trucking accident in Texas . Contact us today for a free case review. Learn the most common causes of trucking accidents.

When you or someone you love is involved in an accident, let our legal team investigate your case and pursue maximum compensation against all responsible parties.

Our principal attorneys , Galvin B. Kennedy and David W. Hodges, are certified as Personal Injury Trial Law Specialists by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Our auto accident attorneys are experienced in the complex litigation of auto accidents and trucking accidents. Our firm is in Houston, Texas, but we maintain a national practice.

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