Study: Adults most likely to text while driving

Posted by Benji Riggins on August 2, 2010 under Safety | Be the First to Comment

Adults are more likely to text while driving than teenagers, according to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

The study found that 47 percent of all adults who text have done so while driving, compared with 34 percent of teens (aged 16 to 17) who text.

Additionally, 74 percent of adults who own cell phones have talked while driving, while 52 percent of teens with phones have done so.

To further highlight the distractions presented by cell phones, the study also found that 17 percent of adults said they have physically run into another person or object while talking or texting on the phone.

Currently, 28 states and Washington D.C. prohibit texting while driving, and seven states and Washington D.C. ban cell phone use while driving.