{"id":48381,"date":"2020-03-27T10:30:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T15:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3090326-fork.findlaw4.flsitebuilder.com\/?p=48381"},"modified":"2020-03-27T10:30:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T15:30:40","slug":"what-do-americans-really-think-about-texting-and-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frasierlaw.com\/?p=48381","title":{"rendered":"What do Americans really think about texting and driving?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texting and driving is dangerous. By now, this a well-known fact, isn’t it?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a study conducted by The Zebra, an auto and home insurance marketplace, most of their respondents understand that texting and driving is a distracting and negligent act.<\/span><\/p>\n

What’s something many of the respondents didn’t know? What laws have their state passed to curb these texting behaviors?<\/span><\/p>\n

The study identifies that 15.6% of drivers 18-24 text while they drive, and 20% have no idea their state’s laws on texting and driving. Among all age groups, 49% believed texting and driving was illegal in all states.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is GPS dangerous?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Few respondents, less than 10%, agreed that using GPS navigation is more dangerous than texting, while over 50% believed it was less risky.<\/span><\/p>\n

When it came to taking phone calls, 60% said it was less dangerous than\u00a0<\/span>texting and driving<\/span><\/a>; nearly 10% found it to be more dangerous.<\/span><\/p>\n

Millennials versus the baby boomer generation<\/span><\/h2>\n

Which polarizing generation believes they multitask better while driving?<\/span><\/p>\n