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Study Finds US Teen Drivers Spend Over One-Fifth of Trip Distracted by Phones

UNITED STATES, JUL 3 – A study of 1,126 US teens finds 21% of driving time involves phone use mainly for entertainment, texting, and navigation, increasing crash risk significantly, researchers say.

  • Ninety-Seven percent of teen drivers agree that texting and driving is dangerous, yet 43% admitted to doing it anyway.
  • Researchers conducted a questionnaire with over 1,100 participants and interviews with 20 high school students to study distracted driving.
  • Teens believe that the behavior is normalized because most of their friends engage in it.
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They spend a shockingly large portion of their driving time on mobile devices.

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Taylor & Francis Group broke the news in on Monday, June 30, 2025.
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