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One in four (26%) of American teenagers of driving age say they texted while driving and half (48%) of all teens ages 12 to 17 say they have been a passenger, while a driver has text behind the wheel.
These results are based in a new report from Research Center's Internet & American Life Project Pew seen in teenagers, cell phones and distracted driving. The results stem from a telephone survey of 800 adolescents and parents using mobile phones and 9-out groups will focus on 4 U.S. cities between June and October 2009 with adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18.
"Many teenagers understand the risks of Texting and driving," said Amanda Lenhart, Senior Research Specialist in Internet & American Life Project and co-author of distracted driving, "but the desire to stay connected is so strong for adolescents and their parents that safety sometimes takes a back seat to keep in touch with friends and family. "
"Cell phones are often seen as devices that can make our lives more efficient, allowing us to perform various tasks in our idle moments, "said Mary Madden, Senior Research Specialist and co-author, "and if you're a teenager or adult, it is tempting to think he can manage several different activities at a time. "
For every two seconds for drivers eyes are off the road, a driver is twice as likely to be involved in an accident, said Troy Green, national spokesperson for AAA.
"Text messaging while driving … requires your attention and leaves no room for distraction" Green said. "It would be foolish at best and delusional at worst think that can send and receive text messages while driving a motor vehicle effectively and security ….
We believe it is something that should be banned. "
The text and the use of cell phones have been accused of numerous accidents deaths in recent years.
A recently published study (PDF) by the VirginiaTech Transportation Institute found that truck drivers were the key messages text were 23 times greater risk of a crash or near crash event "that" nondistracted driving. According talking on a cell cell, the same study found no increased risk for truck drivers and 1.3 times the risk for car drivers. There was a considerably higher risk associated with the dial while driving. Richard Hanowski Institute recognizes that the numbers are likely to be different between the conductors. As reported by Jennifer CNET Guevin, the study also found that "the text messages focus of a driver off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds – enough time … to travel the length of a football field to 55 mph. "
Adolescents at greater risk
When it comes to text messaging while driving, teens are a special risk group whereas, according to Nielsen (PDF), "The moving average U.S. teenager now sends or receives an average of 2899 text messages per month "and apparently some of those texts are sent and read from behind the wheel.
A 2007 study by AAA and Seventeen magazine has been widely misquoted as 46 percent of teens admit Texting While driving. But what the study found is that "61 percent of adolescents admit that risk driving habits. "Forty-six percent of that 61 percent say they text message while driving.
This problem is in the news a little more than usual these days because of a shocking video created by a police department in the UK. It depicts a teenager Texting While Driving, followed by a terrible accident with terrible results for friends in his car and a family whose car was hit. Before viewing the video (scroll below), please note that it is graphic and very disturbing. And before you send it to a teenager, also be aware that many youth prevention specialists Risk question the effectiveness of the videos that seek to use shock value to change the behavior of adolescents.
Video is a dramatization, but it is graphic in nature, Warning!
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About the Author
Gregory Toussaint is a consultant at Johns Hopkins, and IT professional with 12+ years experience. He is very passionate about the texting while driving dilemma and is on a mission to spread the word and offer viable solutions. His blog can be found at http://www.fdi-voice.com
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