Nearly half of the commuters surveyed in a poll released Thursday admitted to texting or emailing while driving. Forty-nine percent of commuters reported engaging in unsafe distracted driving activities in a survey funded by AT&T and conducted by ResearchNow. “These studies do raise awareness, so no one forgets this is an issue,” said Roger Lanctot, an associate director at Strategy Analytics. “If this is going to get to a point around legislation, I’d say don’t touch the phone while driving, regardless of the reason.”
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Survey: Drivers Texting Like Crazy
Posted by: Richard Adhikari March 29, 2013 09:27 AMNearly half of the commuters surveyed in a poll released Thursday admitted to texting or emailing while driving. Forty-nine percent of commuters reported engaging in unsafe distracted driving activities in a survey funded by AT&T and conducted by ResearchNow. “These studies do raise awareness, so no one forgets this is an issue,” said Roger Lanctot, an associate director at Strategy Analytics. “If this is going to get to a point around legislation, I’d say don’t touch the phone while driving, regardless of the reason.”