US EditionStudy 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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Teen drivers spend over one fifth of each trip distracted by phones
A new study offers a stark reminder of how pervasive cell phone use while driving is for young people, as findings demonstrate teen drivers spend an average of 21.1% of each trip viewing their mobile behind the wheel.
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