| As regards distracted driving goes, it is agreed | | | | happening, while combining the use of cell phones |
| that the proportion of cell usage which would | | | | and driving increases dramatically. Distracted |
| include both receiving and making calls and to read | | | | driving statistics, among teenagers, indicate (the |
| text messages, is on the rise many are still not | | | | actual numbers may be more since there would |
| using hands free consistently, either because it is | | | | be quite a few who would not be prepared to |
| not very affordable for them or they believe that | | | | admit) that about fifty five percent of seventeen |
| they can easily do without the use of hands free | | | | year old teenagers either make or receive calls |
| cell phone and still combine the use of cell phones | | | | while driving and about thirty four percent of |
| and drive safely and comfortably. | | | | them admit to either sending or reading text |
| A couple of years ago, a study regards distracted | | | | messages whilst behind the wheel. |
| driving statistics, concluded that as much as eight | | | | In the year 2007, distracted driving statistics |
| lakhs Americans were using the cell phone | | | | among teenagers, indicate that about one |
| (making, receiving calls as well as reading text | | | | thousand crashes took place because of the use |
| messages) and as much as six thousand | | | | of cell phones when driving, only among sixteen |
| Americans lost their lives on account of the use | | | | and seventeen year old drivers. Some other |
| of cell phones while driving and thus contributing | | | | interesting discoveries: |
| towards the inattention of the drivers. | | | | About half of drivers between the ages of |
| Distracted driving statistics indicate that the | | | | eighteen and twenty four admitted that they |
| problem is more severe in the case of teenagers. | | | | were texting while driving. |
| Studies indicate that in case of a teenager, when | | | | Approximately twenty percent of fatalities among |
| they are using their cell phone while driving, their | | | | drivers of the age group of sixteen to nineteen |
| reactions become similar to that of a seventy | | | | took place due to the use of cell phones while |
| year old person. They become so engrossed in | | | | driving. |
| their conversation that they do not realize the | | | | At least one third of drivers below the age of |
| importance of simultaneously concentrating on the | | | | twenty four are either sending or receiving text |
| road - also, it is the exuberance of youth which | | | | messages while driving. |
| causes them to do that - they believe that they | | | | Teenagers admit that their number one distraction |
| are so good at multi tasking that they can drive | | | | when driving is either sending or reading text |
| and talk at the same time. In fact, if they have | | | | messages (as opposed to making and receiving |
| friends in the car, the chances of an accident | | | | calls). |