Teen and distracted driving

75% of all american teens own a cell phone.

1 in 3 teens say they have texted while driving

52% of cell phone using teens have said they talked on the phone while driving

48% have been in a car while the driver texted

40% say that they have been in a car where the driver has used the cell phone.

"As early as 2006, and well before texting had become mainstream in the U.S., the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project reported that more than a quarter of adult cell phone owners felt their cell phone had at some point compromised their driving ability. In the survey, 28% admitted they sometimes did not drive as safely as they should while using their mobile devices."