Adults are just as likely as teenagers to text while driving, according to a report released Friday by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.
CNN reports:
The report, titled “Adults and Cell Phone Distractions,” found nearly half — or 47 percent — of adult texters say they have sent or received text messages from mobile phones while driving.
In comparison, 34 percent of teens who text say they have done so while driving, according to a report released by Pew in September.
Of all adults, including those who don’t text, 27 percent said that they had sent text messages from behind the wheel, according to Friday’s report. About the same amount of all driving-age teens — 26 percent — said they had done so.
Read “Adults and Cell Phone Distractions” (PDF)
The new information might come as a surprise to adults, especially parents who are concerned about their kids texting while driving, the group says.
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