Survey on USA teens - driving distractions
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:35 pm
National teen driver safety week - a survey of distractions while driving...
http://www.multivu.com/players/English/ ... ing-teens/
full report here:
http://www.multivu.com/players/English/ ... 1ddbbf.pdf
probably not many surprises...
distractions:
- Talking with a passenger (94 percent)
- Listening to navigation system/GPS (79 percent)
- Searching for music (73 percent)
- Accessing the internet on their phone (36 percent)
- Reading social media (29 percent)
- Taking pictures with their phones (27 percent)
what might stop them:
- concern about crashing was the number one answer (51 percent)
- followed closely by getting caught by police (50 percent)
- Arriving safely at my destination (33 percent)
- Knowing someone who has caused a crash while texting (23 percent)
- Stories about crashes caused by texting (17 percent)
- Getting caught by parents (13 percent)
- Friends encourage safe driving (10 percent )
- Parent/teen safe driving contracts (6 percent)
Alasdair
http://www.multivu.com/players/English/ ... ing-teens/
full report here:
http://www.multivu.com/players/English/ ... 1ddbbf.pdf
probably not many surprises...
distractions:
- Talking with a passenger (94 percent)
- Listening to navigation system/GPS (79 percent)
- Searching for music (73 percent)
- Accessing the internet on their phone (36 percent)
- Reading social media (29 percent)
- Taking pictures with their phones (27 percent)
what might stop them:
- concern about crashing was the number one answer (51 percent)
- followed closely by getting caught by police (50 percent)
- Arriving safely at my destination (33 percent)
- Knowing someone who has caused a crash while texting (23 percent)
- Stories about crashes caused by texting (17 percent)
- Getting caught by parents (13 percent)
- Friends encourage safe driving (10 percent )
- Parent/teen safe driving contracts (6 percent)
Alasdair