Study - More U.S. Teens Are Killed Texting While Driving Than From Drunk Driving
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A study conducted by the Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New York has determined that texting while driving has officially replaced drunk driving as the number one cause of driving-related teenage deaths in the U.S.
The research found that more than 3,000 teens die and 300,000 are injured a year thanks to reading, typing and sending text massages while behind the wheel.
2,700 teens are killed a year due to drunk driving.
Between September 2010 and December 2011, roughly 50% of a group of 8,947 teens aged 15-18 admitted to texting while driving.
Leader of the study was Dr. Andrew Adesman, chief of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Cohen Children’s Medical Center.
“The reality is kids aren’t drinking seven days per week — they are carrying their phones and texting seven days per week, so you intuitively know this a more common occurrence,” Dr. Adesman told CBS.
Texting while driving is against the law in the UK, but still allowed in some U.S. states. Getting caught texting while driving in the UK results in a £60 to £90 fine, with a third violation resulting in a suspended license.
Dr. Adesman and his team believe that texting behind the wheel is much more dangerous than driving drunk because of the frequency in which teenagers send texts verses how often they drink.
Literally, everyone texts while driving and we’re checking our phones all the time, not just after we leave a party or a bar.
2,700 teens are killed a year due to drunk driving.
Between September 2010 and December 2011, roughly 50% of a group of 8,947 teens aged 15-18 admitted to texting while driving.
Leader of the study was Dr. Andrew Adesman, chief of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Cohen Children’s Medical Center.
“The reality is kids aren’t drinking seven days per week — they are carrying their phones and texting seven days per week, so you intuitively know this a more common occurrence,” Dr. Adesman told CBS.
Texting while driving is against the law in the UK, but still allowed in some U.S. states. Getting caught texting while driving in the UK results in a £60 to £90 fine, with a third violation resulting in a suspended license.
Dr. Adesman and his team believe that texting behind the wheel is much more dangerous than driving drunk because of the frequency in which teenagers send texts verses how often they drink.
Literally, everyone texts while driving and we’re checking our phones all the time, not just after we leave a party or a bar.
