"On top of a surprisingly high number of employees who drive for work using a mobile device while driving for work, almost a third (29%) participated in a video call while driving," Brenda Hall, executive vice president, commercial lines chief operating officer at Selective, said in a release. (Credit: Shutterstock)
It might not come as a surprise that most Americans admit to taking phone calls and reading texts while driving. What is surprising is that many are doing so because they are feeling work-related pressures to engage in the risky behavior, according to The Travelers Companies, Inc.
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