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About 80 percent of teen girls and 58 percent of teen boys send and receive text messages while they are driving, a very dangerous behavior that has been blamed for an increasing number of automobile accidents. Also, more than 65 percent of the teens who were surveyed said that they had asked someone to stop driving in a dangerous way.

These statistics were reached following a survey of 605 young people between the ages of 16 and 20.

Texting while driving is more dangerous than driving in rain or snow or using the phone while driving, according to the Allstate Foundation and the National Organization for Youth Safety, which conducted the survey.

Texting and other unsafe behaviors while behind the wheel are among the issues that have raised concerns about teen maturity and the ability of young people to drive safely.

Labels: driving, safety, text messaging, teen_culture

Posted By: Aspen/CRC