HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU BELIEVE TXT???????? ACCORDING TO STATISTICS, A 27-year-old engineer, Garnica sends text messages while commuting to his office. "It may be dangerous, but it's dangerous for two seconds as opposed to having a long conversation," he said. "A text seems so simple that it seems that you should be able to do it whenever and wherever." 

Research has consistently shown cell phone use to be a dangerous endeavor for drivers. A 2003 study by the University of Utah found talking on the phone while driving causes the same impairments as driving drunk.