Study: 1 In 3 Americans Text And Drive

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131. And as a society, we deal with the extra risks

and penalize those that take them unnecessarily. Controls for radios are now on the steering column. If you cause and accident or hit a pedestrian while screwing with your radio you will be found negligent in your behavior potentially charged with negligent homicide.

Good driver's education includes teaching what the distractions are when driving and how to minimize and deal with them including the radio, communication with passengers, and now not texting while driving which has increased negligent accidents. You are 20 times more likely to be distracted while texting than doing anything else while driving.

This isn't about technological advancements. This is about anti-social arrogance and dangerous behaviors that we are allowing an entire generation to think is ok. 40 to 50% of all young drivers report texting even when they know it is a distracting and dangerous behavior.