Nearly two-thirds of drivers engage in distractive driving behavior on a daily basis, reveals a new Plymouth Rock Assurance study.
The study, which consists of data surveys of 3,300 consumers, shows that texting and driving is one of the biggest distractive driving habit among drivers. More than half of respondents have witnessed another driver texting with at least one adult passenger in the car, and nearly 40% have witnessed a driver texting with at least one child in the car.
Despite the prevalence of distracted driving behavior, however, between 70 and 80% of respondents, depending on the situation, did nothing after witnessing another driver engage in a distracted driving behavior.
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