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Visual distraction occurs when a driver looks at anything other than the road ahead. Drivers who check the kids' seat belts while driving are visually distracted. Electronic devices for the car, such as GPS devices and portable DVDs/digital entertainment systems, also distract drivers. Anyting that prevents a driver from keeping their eyes on the road is considered a distraction.
 
Visual distraction is one of the three major ways that you can be distracted while driving, for example when you want to change the song thats playing or glance at a text message.Visual distraction is considered anything that prevents you from keeping your eyes on the road. According to the U.S department of transportation five secounds without looking at the road while driving 45-55 mph would be the same as having enough time to cover a football fields distance while being blindfolded. In 2012, 3,328 people were killed and 421,000 people were injured in crashes with a distracted driver.
 
Accourding to the huffington post 44% of people including adults and teens have said that they have been in a car when the driver was using their cellphone or was distracted.
 
"In 2013, 3,154 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involv­ing distracted drivers."  The average number has decreased since 2012, yet texting and driving, anything that involves a driver being distracted is consider a hazard to the driver and other people as well. 
 
Texting and driving isnt the only thing or reason why drivers get into accidents. It ranges from drinking and driving all the way to aggressive driving, yet texting and driving has the lead in motor deaths.  According to CDC (Centers for Disease Control And Prevention) 69% of drivers in the U.S ages 18-64 say that they  talked on their phone while driving compared to Europe the percentage ranged between 21% in the U.K to 59% in Portugal.
According to NHTSA (National Highway & Transportation Administration), drivers that text while driving have a 23% higher chance of getting into and accident then drinking and driving. Nevertheless, all distractions should be prevented while driving in order to minamize the chances of getting into an accident and hurting yourself or others. ten percent of teens who text and drive spent most of their driving time outside of their lane.,
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