Study Finds Increase in Younger Drivers Texting While Driving

By: Jeffrey Lapin 

New annual survey by State Farm Insurance Company about teen drivers and cellphones:

• 68% of drivers ages 18-29 reported engaging in texting while driving (up from 64% last year);
• 34% of all drivers reported texting while driving (up from 32% a year ago); and 
• 48% of young drivers reported accessing the Web behind the wheel (up from 43% last year)

Source: USA Today: Young drivers still texting, surfing the Web

Despite all of the media (TV, social, online, etc.) about the dangers of texting and driving this study shows that the message is not sinking in. We need to do a better job educating all drivers of the dangers of distracted driving, whether texting, internet access, eating, etc.