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the facts

distracted driving

Texting makes crashes up to 23x more likely

source: AAA

Mental distractions can last up to 27 seconds after a text or distraction occurs

source: AAA

Distraction plays a factor in 14% of all crashes

source: AAA

Drivers under the age of 20 have the highest proportion of distraction-related fatal crashes

source: NHTSA

50% of teens admit to reading a text message or email while driving in the past 30 days

source: AAA

9 people are killed each day in the U.S. in crashes caused by a distracted driver

source: NHTSA

digital wellness

⅔ of Americans say that they somewhat or strongly agree that ‘unplugging,’ is important to their mental health

source: APA

85% of smartphone users will check their phones while speaking with friends and family

source: BankMyCells

47% of people do not have a meaningful in-person social interaction on a daily basis

source: Cigna

5 years is the average time a person will spend their life on social media

source: MediaKix

16% of teens report that they use social media almost constantly

source: Thrive

American adults spend 11hrs everyday engaging with some form of media

source: Nielsen

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Our TextLess Live More PSAs are narrated by actor Giancarlo Esposito of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and Maze Runner and directed by Allen Sowelle.

Esposito, the father of four daughters, met Merritt Levitan when she was a child and graciously volunteered to narrate the TLLM PSAs.


Our TLLM videos were filmed on location in Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Portland, Oregon, Boston’s Faneuil Hall, Harvard University and Milton Academy, where Merritt was a student.

The candid interviews are a mixture of Merritt’s friends and people off the street. The responses to each question were unrehearsed and filmed in one take.

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