
Do you text and drive?Β
Statistics say more than one-third of drivers have admitted to this behavior. But a campaign kicking off this week is looking to help curb the habit.
W8 2 TXT campaign will be launched at West Ashley High School on Wednesday.Β S.C. Department ofΒ Public Safety and Subway Restaurants will ask students in area high schools to sign a pledge to wait to text.Β
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According toΒ textinganddrivingsafety.com, 23 percent of wrecks recorded in 2011 involved the use of cell phones. If you're texting and driving, you are 23 more times likely to get in a wreck (versus 1.4 times more likely to wreck while reaching for a device).Β
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