The PEW Center study uncovered by Sustainable Virtual Biz, found that adults and teenagers are equally likely to use cell phone for texting while driving. In fact, the research shows that adults are more likely to have chatted on their phones while driving.
The research shows that 47% of adults who text frequently reported sending or reading texts while driving. That percentage has increased from 34% in 2009. Overall totals of the entire population show that because not everyone has a cell phone or sends texts about 27% of all U.S. adults have sent or read texts while driving and 26% of all U.S. 16- and 17-year-olds have done so. http://www.sustainablevirtualbiz.com
According to the study adults are much more likely to chat on their phones while driving: 75% of adults with mobile phones stated they talked and drove. While 52% of teenagers with cell phones did so in last year's study.
Summation of the study finds that 61% of all U.S. adults talk on the phone while driving, while the 2009 study indicates that 43% of all 16- and 17-year-olds do likewise.
The Pew study didn't take into account that some drivers may be using hands free devices such as Bluetooth headsets when they talk and drive, but it pointed out that simply having a conversation can be a distraction.
Even when not driving, adults are still engrossed in their phones: The study found that 17% of adults who have cell phones experienced distraction causing them to walk or bump into other people or things as they were using their phones to text or chat.
The survey used telephone interviews with 2,252 adults between April 29 and May 30. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.
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