Posted on January 9, 2012, 9:21 AM, by Text'nDrive, under
Surveys.
Most drivers caught texting while driving will receive a fine or points against their license for committing such infraction. But what if the consequence was actually to revoke someone’s license?
A recent survey from Poll Position reveals that one American out of two believes that drivers caught exchanging text messages behind the wheel should actually face [...]
35 states now have legislation on texting while driving. It might be a good thing, because it appears that motorists still underestimate the dangers of such habit.
In 2010, over 3,000 crashes were related to distracted driving. Moreover, according to a recent survey from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), texting while driving is on [...]
Posted on November 28, 2011, 9:29 AM, by Text'nDrive, under
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According to a new survey released by Kanetix, an online quote comparison website for insurances, 80% of all Canadian drivers have bad habits behind the wheels. The results showed that texting while driving, a habit criticized by many these days, may not be that popular after all.
Out of the 1,344 people surveyed, eating was ranked [...]
Posted on March 4, 2011, 6:42 PM, by Text'nDrive, under
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While we’ve put a lot of emphasis over the last year on banning texting while driving, it seems the average driver is also distracted by having access to the Internet on a cell phone.
According to a new survey from State Farm Insurance that looked at the habits of 912 smartphone users, more than 19% of [...]
Posted on December 8, 2010, 9:49 AM, by Text'nDrive, under
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Texas does not have a law against texting while driving, but some motorists wouldn’t mind if it became illegal.
According to a recent survey from the Texas Transportation Institute, 53% of Texans would approve a ban on cell phone use while driving. Most people are realizing the dangers of such activity. More than a third of [...]
Posted on November 17, 2010, 9:27 AM, by Text'nDrive, under
Surveys.
Texting while driving has been a hot issue in 2010 and the latest telephone poll shows so.
A new Ramussen Report national telephone survey reveals that 94% of the people surveyed think that texting while driving should be banned. Still, there are some people who don’t think that the law should apply to individual rights. Just [...]
Posted on October 15, 2010, 9:07 AM, by Text'nDrive, under
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Canadians may perceive distracted driving as wrong, but it doesn’t stop them from doing it. According to a new poll, while a vast majority thinks driving while being distracted is unacceptable, nearly 3 Canadian drivers out of 4 admit to driving distracted.
For the purpose of the survey conducted for Allstate Canada by Leger Marketing, distracted [...]
Posted on September 20, 2010, 9:16 AM, by Text'nDrive, under
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According to auto club AAA, texting while driving is getting worse on California’s roads.
In their most recent study, AAA compared 7 locations in Southern California before and after the law went into effect. Of the 4,000 Orange County cars sampled, it was found that 2.7% of all drivers are texting while driving. That’s almost twice [...]
Posted on August 9, 2010, 7:42 AM, by Text'nDrive, under
Surveys,
Teens.
Young drivers are fully aware of the dangers of texting while driving, yet according to a new survey from Seventeen magazine and auto club AAA, it doesn’t stop them from doing it.
A recent online survey found that while 84% of teens are conscious of the risks they take with being distracted while driving, 86% engage [...]
Posted on July 30, 2010, 8:10 AM, by Text'nDrive, under
Surveys.
Recently, U.N. Ambassador Ban Ki-moon urged countries from all over the world to address the growing and deadly epidemic of distracted driving. It look likes Israel drivers may need to be reminded on the importance of safe driving.
According to a new survey from the Or Yarok Association for Safer driving, 94% of Israeli drivers engage [...]