Texting while driving was listed as a major cause of road deaths among young Americans back in 2013.

早在2013年，开车时发短信就已上榜成为导致美国年轻人因交通事故死亡的主要原因。

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Texting while driving is extremely dangerous.

边开车边发短信是非常危险的。

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Texting while driving is the new drunk driving.

开车时发短信是一种新的醉酒驾车。

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"If you're texting while driving, you are twenty-three times more likely to get into an accident than somebody who isn't.

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"If you're texting while driving, you are 23 times more likely to get into an accident than somebody who isn't."

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of the danger of texting, or even talking on phone while driving.

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State police will begin stepped-up enforcement of the laws against texting while driving on Saturday, Superintendent Joseph D'Amico said.

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Chronic detachment can lead to catastrophic results like car accidents, which is why many states ban texting while driving.

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Mr. Palumbo is confident his legislation will pass in Rhode Island, where texting while driving has been banned since 2009.

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