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May 13, 2012Washington Post
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In an online survey of 1,300 teen drivers with cellphones, scheduled for release Monday, the youths said that even though their parents may warn them against it, they think adult drivers send text messages “all the time.”
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Jun 24, 2010New York Times
If you think it is teenagers who are primarily guilty of sending text messages while driving, think again.
According to a new poll from the Pew Internet and ...
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Jun 18, 2010CNN
(CNN) -- Adults are just as likely as teenagers to text while driving, according to a report released Friday by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project.
The report, titled "Adults and Cell Phone Distractions," found n...
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Jun 18, 2010Associated Press
If you're about to warn your teenager about the dangers of texting or talking on the phone while driving, a new report suggests you look in the mirror first.
A study released Friday by The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life ...
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Jun 18, 2010msnbc.com
Americans overwhelmingly think texting while driving is dangerous, but about half of cell phone users do it anyway. Worse yet, 44 percent of U.S. adults say they've been a passenger in a car when a driver used their cell phone in a way that creat...
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May 10, 2010NPR's Morning Edition
Amanda Lenhart, a senior researcher at the Pew Internet and American Life Project, surveyed 800 pairs of teens and parents, and organized focus groups with children in four different cities. During the focus groups, she says she was amazed to disc...
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Jan 10, 2010Washington Post
Even as policymakers and safety advocates worry that the use of gizmos in cars is driving people to distraction, companies including Ford Motor showcased dashboard innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show. The topic was so prominent, in fact, ...
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Dec 17, 2009NPR's Morning Edition
Some recent numbers released by the Census Bureau show that Americans sent more than twice as many texts in December 2008 than they did in December 2007. Amanda Lenhart, a senior research specialist at the Pew Research Center's Internet and Americ...
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Nov 25, 2009NPR | Morning Edition
For teenagers, a driver's license has traditionally been a passport to freedom — but a license may not offer the thrill it once did. Teens are finding there isn't much need to learn to drive. These days there is text messaging and Skype as ways to...
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Nov 17, 2009PC Magazine
You might want to confiscate that cell phone before letting your teenager head out on the open road. About 26 percent of American teenagers admit to texting while driving, while 48 percent of teens say they have witnessed a friend text from behind...
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