Millions of Americans hit the road every day, whether they're commuting to work or traveling to visit family and friends. Just because most people opt for it, however, doesn't make driving a totally safe form of transportation.

In fact, with cell phones at their fingers and the urge to stay connected becoming more and more addicting, drivers may be more distracted now than ever. And those various distractions are to blame in nearly 80 percent of automobile accidents. Click through the gallery for more frightening and eye-opening driving safety facts.

Sources: MADD, AAA, textinganddrivingsafety.com, asirt.org, alertdriving.com, donttextdrive.com