According to one
survey by the Pew Research Center, adults
are just as likely as teens to have texted while driving and are substantially
more likely to have talked on the phone while driving. Beyond driving, some cell-toting pedestrians get so distracted
while talking or texting that they have physically bumped into another person
or an object.
Other key findings include:
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Nearly half of all
texting adults say they have sent
or read a text message while driving.
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Looking at the general
population, this means that roughly a quarter of all American adults say they
have sent or read text messages while driving.
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Three in four cell-owning
adults say they have talked on a cell phone while driving.
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Among all adults, that
translates into roughly two thirds who have talked on a cell phone while
driving.
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Half of all adults say
they have been in a car when the driver was sending or
reading text messages on their cell phone.
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Nearly half of all
adults say they have been in a car when the driver used the cell
phone in a way that put themselves or others in danger.
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Beyond driving, one in
six cell-owning adults say they have physically bumped into another
person or an object because they were distracted by using their phone.
Madden, M.,
& Rainie, L. (2010). Adults and cell phone distractions. Washington, D.C.:
Pew Research Center.
http://www.pewinternet.org/files/old-media/Files/Reports/2010/PIP_Cell_Distractions.pdf
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