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Texting While Driving: We Don't Practice What We Preach

By Dennis McCafferty on 2011-10-20


Sure, we all know that today’s 24/7 business environment has kept us perpetually tethered to our mobile devices. But the act of texting or phoning while driving is reaching a critical point, according to a survey from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Nearly all survey respondents view these practices as dangerous. Yet, a significant number admit that they engage in such behavior behind the wheel regardless. "This research continues to illustrate a ‘Do as I Say, Not as I Do’ attitude that persists among drivers," says Peter Kissinger, president/CEO of the foundation. "Changing our nation's traffic safety culture requires drivers to take responsibility for their actions and alter their own behaviors on the road." To date, 34 U.S. states have banned texting while driving. AAA continues to push for lawmakers in the remaining states to do the same. Beyond enacting legislation, CIOs and other managers need to encourage best practices among your employees in the interest of safety – then set a good example by practicing what you preach. More than 3,100 U.S. residents took part in the survey. Here are eight highlights:

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 95% of respondents view texting or emailing by other drivers to be a serious threat to their own personal safety.

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35% of respondents admit that they have read or sent a text or email while driving in the previous month.

88%
88% of survey respondents believe that talking on the phone while driving is a threat to safety. 

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Two-thirds of respondents admit they’ve talked on a cell phone while driving in the past month.

95%
95% of respondents say they have concerns about people who text/email while driving, compared to 93% who say they have concerns about those who drink and drive.

28%
Of the 66% of respondents who admit to talking on a cellphone while driving in the past month, 28% say they’ve answered calls while driving on a freeway with heavy traffic more than half the time.

15%
Of the 35% of respondents who admit that they have read or sent a text or email while driving in the previous month, 15% say they do so while driving on residential streets regularly or fairly often.

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Of the 35% of respondents who admit that they have read or sent a text or email while driving in the previous month, 9% say they have done so while on a freeway with heavy traffic regularly or fairly often.

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