Thursday
Jun072012
More than Half of High School Seniors Admit They Text or Email While Driving
Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 2:26PM More than half of high school seniors admit they text or email while driving — the first federal statistics on how common the dangerous habit is in teens.
An anonymous national survey conducted by the CDC last year found that 58 percent of high school seniors said they had texted or emailed while driving during the previous month. About 43 percent of high school juniors acknowledged they did the same thing.
The CDC says parents are the key to changing the behavior. Parents should first set a good example, and then drive home the point that electronic silence during a 20 minute drive is infinitely preferable to eternal silence.
Reader Comments (1)
get used to it. it will only increase, that's is the way our society functions. technology cannot be stopped. it is a necessity. we will continue to lose people along the way via accidents, but it's a necessary evil. learn to do it safely.