"On average, texting drivers take their eyes off the road for up to 5 seconds at a time. At 90kph, that’s travelling the length of a football field completely blind."
"Distracted drivers kill other road users in crashes more often than themselves "
"The average age of a car in New Zealand is 14.5 years, one of the oldest in the OECD."
"'Texting while driving increases the risk of a crash 23.2 times over unimpaired driving'"
"Driving 5km/h above the speed limit in a 60km/h zone has the same level of casualty risk as driving at the New Zealand drink-driving limit (blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 50 mg/100 ml)."