FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said people...
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said people must get the message that they can’t safely text and drive at the same time. At a distracted-driving event at the FCC Friday, he said, “People who text while driving are 23 times more…
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likely to have an accident than a non-distracted driver.” “And, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 3,331 people died in distracted driving related accidents in 2011.” Genachowski cited one recent example -- Alex Hait of Boulder, Colo. “Earlier this month, Alex swerved into oncoming traffic after sending a text while driving, and was fatally wounded when his car rolled over,” Genachowski said. “Alex’s parents released a photo of the unsent text on his phone: ‘Sounds good my man. See you soon. I'll tw …’ and then it cut off. These deaths are senseless and they have to stop. If Alex had just waited to send his message, he would still be alive."