How many people get arrested per year for texting while driving?

All these stats are correct. I got a cell phone violation about two months ago... put a point on my record and raised my car insurance. For me, BlueTooths are even more distracting than just holding a cell phone. People should be allowed to make phone calls, but TEXTING is the activity that gets people in trouble, especially among teens.

Any cell phone use while driving is very dangerous. The studies show reactions times get very slow when talking on a cell phone. The brain is not meant to focus on two such divergent activities. Having a passenger talk on their cell phone while you drive is even more dangerous.

The texting while driving laws are very new and statistics are not complete,