To the Editor:
Texting and driving will cause an accident. Texting and walking or doing anything will cause accidents. The new thing now is more rear-end crashes because of texting.
Every text takes your eyes off the road for five seconds. Most don’t even pause between texts, they never stop.
Statistics say there is a 30 percent chance someone texting will not make it home; it’s 15 percent for talking on a cellphone, the same as drunk driving.
Help spread the word. Don’t text and drive.
Billy Durham
Plainview, Texas
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