Summary 11: Talking, Texting and Driving...

Half of teens say they’ve used cellphone while driving
By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY
(http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-11-16-teens-cellphones_N.htm)

Summary: This summer the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project conducted a national poll of 800 teens, ages 12 to 17. They found that about half of teens ages 16 and 17 say they have talked on the phone while driving. About a third of those teens have admitted to texting. The teens said they felt compelled to answer the phone or text while behind the wheel only to stay connected with friends. However, many teens stated that it was their parents who were talking to them the most. Many of them said they would wait until they stopped at a red light or held the phone up high enough to watch the road at the same time to text. These ideas were a few solutions given by the teens to avoid danger while driving and texting.

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