Distracted driving is a serious problem among teens and adults. This paper is about the effects of one specific kind of distracted driving; texting and driving. There are 3 types of distractions; visual, cognitive, and manual. There are a lot of statistics and facts that prove this to be a dangerous activity. Two people have already learned the consequences of texting and driving. Other countries have also passed laws concerning this topic. There are 3 types of distractions; visual, manual, and cognitive. Visual distraction is when a person takes their eyes off the road. Manual distraction is when a person takes their hands off the wheel. Cognitive distraction is when a persons mind is off of driving. These three distractions are very important because when someone is texting and driving, it requires all three of these to be done in order to respond to the text. They need to have one hand off the wheel (manual), their eyes off the road (visual), and their minds on both driving and texting (cognitive). According to an online infographic; in 2011, 23% of car crashed involved cell phones that totals to 1.3 million crashes. In the same year 3,331 people were killed and 387,000 were injured in crashes involving a distracted driver, compared to 3,267 killed and 416,000 injured in 2010. It doesn’t take long to crash once a person take their eyes off the road to send a text or email. 5 seconds is the least amount of time it takes to get distracted by a text. If a person is driving 55 mph, that equals to driving the length of a football field without looking. There are a couple of risks involved with distracted driving. If someone is reaching for a phone or other electronic device, they’re 1.4X more at risk for crashing. Talking or listening puts them 1.3X more at risk. Dialing puts them 2.8X more at risk. But worst of all texting puts them 23X more at risk. Texting and driving is also riskier than drunk driving. The driver is 4X more at risk when they are texting rather than drinking. Some states have even passed specific laws restricting the use of cellphones while driving. 10 states including D.C. prohibit all driver from using handheld cellphones. 32 states and D.C prohibit new drivers from using cellphones. 39 states prohibit all driver from texting. The FCC website states “that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that in 2010 driver distraction was the cause of 18 percent of all fatal crashes – with 3,092 people killed – and crashes resulting in an injury – with 416,000 people wounded.” When compared to the information from the online infographic, this is a dramatic increase. 11% of distracted drivers that were involved in a fatal crash were under the age of 20. In December 2012, 171.3 billion text messages were sent in