Saturday, June 14, 2014

US: 4 in 10 Teens Admit Texting While Driving

quick, start a hashtag movement

(Time) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found kids are still engaging in a range of risky behaviors, despite a reported drop in cigarette use.

This is in spite of the often horrifying commercials and campaignsaimed at keeping teen drivers’ eyes on the road while behind the wheel. The findings, published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey, are especially daunting given the fact that the bulk of teen deaths are the result of motor vehicle crashes.Today’s teens are distracted behind the wheel, according to a new survey. Though they aren’t smoking cigarettes in high rates, or regularly driving drunk, about 41% of America’s driving teens reported that they had texted or emailed while driving.

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Of course the commercials don't even work, yet they keep saying  texting and driving is bad! 

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