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IQ: Study: Increase in Texting and Driving Despite Legal Bans

At any given minute last year, nearly one in every 100 drivers were texting, emailing, surfing the Web or otherwise using a hand-held electronic device—an…

By Industry IQ | Updated on December 20, 2011

At any given minute last year, nearly one in every 100 drivers were texting, emailing, surfing the Web or otherwise using a hand-held electronic device—an increase of 50 percent over the previous year, according to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The report also claims that nearly half of all drivers 21 to 24 years old have thumbed through texts and emailed while driving.

Despite a texting ban in 35 states, researchers found that 71 percent of respondents reported answering phone calls while driving; another 41 percent said they make calls while driving. More than half of the drivers surveyed stated that using the phone did not affect their driving—though 90 percent felt unsafe as a passenger while a driver was texting or emailing.

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