Survey: Kids more dangerous than texting while driving

Posted by Benji Riggins on November 23, 2009 under Safety | Be the First to Comment

As regulation continues to swirl regarding texting while driving, a recent survey suggests that children and road rage provide larger threats to drivers.

Conducted by LeaseTrader.com, the survey of more than 3,000 drivers found that for 18.3 percent of men, road rage was the most dangerous distraction, followed by eating/drinking at 14.7 percent, watching other drivers at 10.9 percent, and children in the car at 9.8 percent.

For women, kids in the car ranked highest at 26.3 percent, followed by putting on makeup at 16.6 percent, the radio at 10.4 percent and navigation at 9.5 percent.

Finally, only 7.6 percent of men and 4.2 percent of women said texting while driving provided a dangerous distraction.