Teen Distracted Driver Study Results

Toyota Motor Sales, USA recently partnered with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute to conduct research on teens and distracted driving.  The study focused on parents of teens and teens between the ages of 16 and 18.  Participants were either interviewed about their driving habits via telephone survey or in live interviews conducted with parents and teens from the same household.  Researchers have made preliminary conclusions that include the importance of parents teaching teens safe driving habit by example.  Dr. Ray Bingham, Research Professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Head of the Young Driver Behavior and Injury Prevention Group, made this comment regarding the study’s findings, “Children look to their parents for a model of what is acceptable. Parents should know that every time they get behind the wheel with their child in the car they are providing a visible example that their child is likely to follow.”
Noted findings from the study include:


  • “More than one in ten teens, or 11 percent, say that they update or check social media, such as Facebook or Twitter, while driving.”
  • “More than half of teens (54 percent) report that they use a hand-held cell phone while driving, similar to the six in ten parents (61 percent) who report that they do so.”
  • “More than a quarter of teens (26 percent) read or send a text message at least once every time they drive versus the one percent of their parents who said their teen does this.”
  • “If a teen’s parent reports looking for something in the vehicle while driving, the teen is two times (2.2) more likely to do the same (as compared to if the parent does not report this behavior at all).”


Bottom line?  Parents need to make sure to set a good example for their teen drivers by avoiding distraction while behind the wheel.

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