Go Rangers! But in Celebration, Be Careful of Drinking and Driving and Texting While Driving

All sports fans who live in Fort Worth and Dallas are probably ecstatic right now for the Texas Rangers. It has been 14 years since we won a playoff game, until now. People calling into work sick, making budgets to go to playoff games, and talking about the Rangers everywhere they go. It’s exciting and I think they have a great team that will hopefully beat the Yankees and move on and then win the World Series. However, with more people going out to watch a game either at the ballpark or their favorite sports bar comes more drunk drivers and more distracted drivers.

It’s scary to me that in addition to drunk drivers, you have to be cautious about distracted drivers as well. Statistics show that driving while distracted has a higher percentage of fatalities compared to drunken drivers. A Virginia Tech study illustrates the distance required to stop while driving 35 mph and texting on a phone compared to a drunk driver stopping. A drunk driver travels an average of four feet more before stopping and the texting driver travels 25 more feet before stopping. The study also goes on to show that drunk driving increases the likelihood of causing a car crash by four times. A texting driver increases the likelihood of causing a crash by eight times. 

These studies show that while drunk driving is bad, so is distracted driving. If you are planning on watching any of the games outside of your house please plan ahead by getting a designated driver or turning your phone off while driving. If you have any questions regarding a drunk driving or distracted driving accident, please give us a call in Fort Worth at 817-294-1900 or in Dallas at 214-327-8000. Or you can go on our website for a free consultation. Go Rangers!!