(Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with.)

Texting while driving is more dangerous than being under the influence of alcohol or marijuana.

U.K. researchers used a driving simulator to test motorists between the age of 17 and 24, and found their reaction time was slowed 35 percent as they sent or received texts. Comparably, it only dropped 21 percent under the influence of marijuana, and 12 percent after consuming alcohol.

Texting drivers also saw their steering control suffer at a 91 percent degradation, and had trouble maintaining a safe distance from the cars around them.

We'd just like to let this study's researchers know that if they ever need to do further testing involving drunk and stoned subjects operating driving simulators, they should immediately contact editor@asylum.com.

Want to see what can happen when you're careless? Check out these amazing car wrecks people walked away from.


Epic Vehicle Crashes

    "Ice Road Truckers" would be our favorite show if this happened at some point in every episode.

    WreckedExotics.com

    This is why you never want bay windows when you live around the corner from the local pub.

    car-accidents.com

    Here's a brand new $100K Tesla Roadster on its virgin drive. That's one way to break it in.

    Picvi.com

    The driver of this (former) RV didn't bother to read the clearance sign before the tunnel. That decision may impact the resale value.

    WreckedExotics.com

    Here's one of those wrecks where you wish your car was equipped with a ladder, rather than airbags.

    WreckedExotics.com

    This trucker got one too many speeding tickets.

    Truckersoffice.net

    Finally, Tacos Jalisco got the drive-through they always wanted.

    WreckedExotics.com

    Creative parking. You could fit a Mini Cooper and two Smart cars in that extra space.

    autocult.com.au

    The founder of the game console Gizmondo drove his $1 million Ferrari into a telephone pole while going 162 MPH on the Pacific Coast Highway. He walked away, though we're guessing he shed a tear or two in process.

    LA Times

    Listen up, drug dealers -- when you're waiting for the importer to bring in your shipment, don't park right on the airstrip.

    Seeitornot.com