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More drivers texting at wheel, despite state bans
JOAN LOWY
(The Associated Press)



05:16:51AM (ET) Friday,December 9,2011.

WASHINGTON (AP) — For all the criticism and new legal bans, texting by drivers just keeps increasing, especially among younger motorists.

About half of American drivers between 21 and 24 say they've thumbed messages or emailed from the driver's seat. And what's more, many drivers don't think it's dangerous when they do it — only when others do.

A national survey, the first government study of its kind on distracted driving, and other data released Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration underscore the difficulty authorities face in discouraging texting and cellphone talking while driving.

At any given moment last year on America's streets and highways, nearly one in every 100 car drivers was texting, emailing, surfing the Web or otherwise using a hand-held electronic device, the safety administration said. And those activities spiked 50 percent over the previous year, even as states rush to ban the practices.

Last month, Pennsylvania became the 35th state to forbid texting while driving.

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Texting while driving has become a epidemic. I must include calling or talking on the cellphone.
The results are devastating if getting into a accident and has been visually documented.
Just don't do it.
Pull over and park or text before you get behind the wheel.

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