Poll: Do You Text While Driving?

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By Rachaelle Lynn

Everyone knows that texting while driving is dangerous. Do you do it anyway?
Everyone knows that texting while driving is dangerous. Do you do it anyway?

While teens are most often blamed for texting while driving, some adults are guilty as well.  Adults may feel complacent about their wealth of driving experience coupled with good - or at least, acceptable - driving records.  Some states, such as Colorado, New York, Louisiana, Virginia, and Washington ban texting for all drivers, others only for teen drivers, and still others, such as Florida and Georgia, are considering bans.  Whatever your age, whatever your state of residence.....do you text while driving?

I text while driving.....

  • often - on interstates, while driving in traffic, and/or in hazardous conditions (such as on wet roads).
  • sometimes - at red traffic lights or when stuck in traffic.
  • rarely - if I need directions or to set a meeting time.
  • never - I always pull off the roadway to read or send a text message.
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myownworld 2 years ago

I actually can't even if I wanted to: not very good at txting nor the best of drivers either! No seriously, uk has very strict rules already against using mobile phones while driving; you get caught using one, it's £ 700 fine! So, I just don't use the mobile at all (for txt or talking) while driving...!

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Cari Jean Level 4 Commenter 2 years ago

I can't really participate in your poll since I don't even own a cell phone but I know if I had one I wouldn't text - I have trouble changing the radio station, I can't imagine trying to text someone! It annoys me when I do see people texting - teens and adults.

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    Distracted driving is nothing new to the field world of traffic hazards; drivers who were reading, smoking, eating, talking on a cell phone, dealing with their children, and even laughing with a passenger have caused crashes. Texting while driving is particularly dangerous because of two major factors:

    • Drivers often do not realize how long they take their eyes off the road when they text
    • The content of text messages, and sometimes their interpretation due to the shorthand often used, is a cognitive disruption to driving

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that drivers participate in potentially distracting activities about 30% of the time their vehicles are moving. Distraction may result in:

    • loss of vehicle control
    • unintended speed changes
    • leaving the lane of travel
    • missed opportunities to respond to changes in the driving scene


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