A recent study by the NHTSA showed that two out of 10 drivers is text messaging behind the wheel. Of the individuals 21 to 24 years old who replied, half said they do it. These numbers are up in spite of increasing number of states banning texting when driving. However, the survey also suggests that the problem is wider-spread than most people will admit.
Choices from drivers
The survey, released December 8, polled more than 6,000 drivers across the nation between the months of Nov and December, 2010. The point of the study was to survey individuals. It was meant to figure out why "some people continue to make bad decisions" while driving regardless of the belief that they know it is unsafe.
David Strickland works as the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. He said:
"What's clear from all of the information we have is that driver distraction continues to be a major problem."
How often do people text?
Most people said they would answer the phone if they got a phone call while driving. These individuals would continue driving during the call also. As reported by the NHTSA, about one in every 100 drivers on the street is texting, emailing, using the internet or otherwise using a mobile machine at any given time. There has been a 50 percent increase in the last year in the number of incidents. This is in spite of the fact that state restrictions have made it illegal. PA was the 35th state to start the text messaging ban in Nov.
While most of those responding said they supported state-wide restrictions and tougher fines, about half also said that talking on a cellphone made no difference in their ability to drive. About 25 percent of respondents said their ability to drive wasn't hampered by emailing or texting while driving. Almost everyone was worried as a passenger when the driver was texting or emailing. This was about 90 percent of those surveyed.
Traffic deaths lowest in decades
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has declared traffic fatalities for 2010. It seems they have decreased. The traffic increased by 1.6 percent in 2009 though. From 2009 to 2010, there was a decrease in the number of people that perished on United States highways. It went down from 33,808 to 32,855. That is the lowest number since 1949.
Choices from drivers
The survey, released December 8, polled more than 6,000 drivers across the nation between the months of Nov and December, 2010. The point of the study was to survey individuals. It was meant to figure out why "some people continue to make bad decisions" while driving regardless of the belief that they know it is unsafe.
David Strickland works as the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. He said:
"What's clear from all of the information we have is that driver distraction continues to be a major problem."
How often do people text?
Most people said they would answer the phone if they got a phone call while driving. These individuals would continue driving during the call also. As reported by the NHTSA, about one in every 100 drivers on the street is texting, emailing, using the internet or otherwise using a mobile machine at any given time. There has been a 50 percent increase in the last year in the number of incidents. This is in spite of the fact that state restrictions have made it illegal. PA was the 35th state to start the text messaging ban in Nov.
While most of those responding said they supported state-wide restrictions and tougher fines, about half also said that talking on a cellphone made no difference in their ability to drive. About 25 percent of respondents said their ability to drive wasn't hampered by emailing or texting while driving. Almost everyone was worried as a passenger when the driver was texting or emailing. This was about 90 percent of those surveyed.
Traffic deaths lowest in decades
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has declared traffic fatalities for 2010. It seems they have decreased. The traffic increased by 1.6 percent in 2009 though. From 2009 to 2010, there was a decrease in the number of people that perished on United States highways. It went down from 33,808 to 32,855. That is the lowest number since 1949.
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