
Tom Wood Supports Distraction-Free Driving
Tom Wood Automotive wants central Indiana to take the U Drive. U Text. U Pay campaign by reminding all drivers that driving distracted is not worth the risk. Please join us in our commitment to educate and motivate drivers across Central Indiana to make the pledge to put their phones down while driving!
The Facts
- 57% of American drives admit to texting behind the wheel
- Hand-held cell phone use while driving is highest among 15- to 29-year-old drivers
- People who text & drive are 23 times more likely to crash
- Between 2012-2017 nearly 20,000 people died in crashes involving a distracted driver
- The average text takes your eyes of the road for nearly 5 seconds – driving 55mph in 5 seconds travels the length of a football field