Teens and Distracted Driving Texting, Talking and Other Uses of the Cell Phone Behind the Wheel

Details

• Creators:
  Madden, Mary ; Lenhart, Amanda
• Corporate Creators:
  Pew Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Adolescents
  • Distraction
  • Text messaging
  • Cellular telephones
  • High risk drivers
  • Highway safety
  • Teenage drivers
  • Highways
  • Safety and Human Factors
  • Accidents and the Human Factor
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  01145048
• OCLC Number:
  495728634
• Corporate Publisher:
  Pew Research Center
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY
• Abstract:
  This study investigated cell phone use and texting while driving, by teenage drivers, in the United States. It found that one third of 16-17 year old teenagers who text do so while driving. 50% of 16-17 year old teenagers have spoken on cell phones while driving. 48% of 12-17 year old passengers say they have been in a car, and felt themselves in danger, while the driver was texting. 40% of 12-17 year old passengers say they have been in a car, and felt themselves in danger, while the driver was speaking on a cell phone.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17726/dot_17726_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 789.98 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fc9da64ff617754fae0d210b68cb85d53cc0ac4626dc851da8b57bc3f43a02cc