AAA: Voice-to-text devices worse driver distraction than cell phones

Distracted Driving, Texting

Using voice-to-text devices is a far greater distraction for drivers than talking on cell phones, even if they are hands free.

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Distracted Driving Stats

25,597 crashes, 122 fatalities and 14,722 injuries were attributed to driver distractions in Virginia in 2010.

26,870 crashes were attributed to some kind of driver distraction -- or 23 percent of total crashes for 2009.

29,545 crashes were attributed to driver distraction in 2008 -- and 28,969 took place in 2007.

--Information from Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles