Monday, August 10, 2015
Two out of every ten drivers on the road is text messaging, as reported by a recent survey by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Of the people 21 to 24 years of age who replied, half said they do it. This is regardless of the growing state-wide bans. However, other figures reveal that the issue is even more prevalent than people will admit.
Making a decision that isn't great
The survey, released Dec. 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 determine why "some individuals continue to make bad decisions" while driving regardless of the belief that they know it is dangerous.
David Strickland, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said:
"What's clear from all of the information we have is that driver distraction continues to be a major problem."
Texting statistics
Most people said they would answer the phone if they received a phone call while driving. These people would continue driving during the call as well. A mobile gadget is being used in some way by about 1 in every 100 drivers at all times on the street, as reported by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. The incidents are up 50 percent over last year, in spite of growing state restrictions. There are now 35 states that have the texting behind the wheel ban. Probably the most recent state was Pennsylvania in Nov.
About fifty percent the people who replied said that their ability to drive was not impacted by talking on a cellular phone even though the majority of the responders said they support state-wide restrictions. Then there were the people who proposed that email and text was acceptable in a car. They said their ability to drive was not affected by those acts. Of those surveyed, 90 percent said that they get nervous when a driver in the automobile is texting or emailing while they are a passenger.
Not as several traffic fatalities
On the upside, the NHTSA figures also reported a decrease in traffic fatalities for 2010. This is despite the fact that traffic nationwide increased by 1.6 percent from 2009. And 32,855 people died on U.S. highways last year, compared to 33,808 deaths in 2009. The fatalities have not been that low since 1949.
Making a decision that isn't great
The survey, released Dec. 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 determine why "some individuals continue to make bad decisions" while driving regardless of the belief that they know it is dangerous.
David Strickland, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said:
"What's clear from all of the information we have is that driver distraction continues to be a major problem."
Texting statistics
Most people said they would answer the phone if they received a phone call while driving. These people would continue driving during the call as well. A mobile gadget is being used in some way by about 1 in every 100 drivers at all times on the street, as reported by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. The incidents are up 50 percent over last year, in spite of growing state restrictions. There are now 35 states that have the texting behind the wheel ban. Probably the most recent state was Pennsylvania in Nov.
About fifty percent the people who replied said that their ability to drive was not impacted by talking on a cellular phone even though the majority of the responders said they support state-wide restrictions. Then there were the people who proposed that email and text was acceptable in a car. They said their ability to drive was not affected by those acts. Of those surveyed, 90 percent said that they get nervous when a driver in the automobile is texting or emailing while they are a passenger.
Not as several traffic fatalities
On the upside, the NHTSA figures also reported a decrease in traffic fatalities for 2010. This is despite the fact that traffic nationwide increased by 1.6 percent from 2009. And 32,855 people died on U.S. highways last year, compared to 33,808 deaths in 2009. The fatalities have not been that low since 1949.
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