A survey of the nation's motorists finds that 73 percent take the wheel while yakking on a cell phone and 5 percent do so while drunk.
Columbus, Ohio-based insurer Nationwide Mutual Insurance, which commissioned the study, cited statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that 80 percent of auto accidents in the United States are caused by such inattention each year.
The Internet survey of 1,200 Americans conducted by MarketVision Research found that in addition to the 5 percent of respondents who admit to driving drunk, 4 percent said they drive with an open container of alcohol.
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