Survey: 9 out of 10 say phoning while driving should be illegal - half do it themselves

[اخبار مصر موتورز]

Filed under: Etc., Safety, Technology

We all know that driving while talking on the cell phone is a distraction. Even if you say you're a good driver with superior multi-tasking skills, blabbing on a phone while piloting a two-ton automobile is a quick way to show that you are in fact not smarter than a fifth grader. Don't let Jeff Foxworthy and his band of miscreants shame you, though... nearly all of us have done it in a moment of weakness. A recent survey of 1,000 motorists found that 90 percent believe that talking on the phone while driving should be illegal. The flip side is that 51 percent of that same data set admit they have used their phone while out on the road.



The survey, sponsored by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, highlights an interesting paradox in our thinking - the "it won't happen to me" notion. A majority of us agree that doing something is dangerous yet we do it anyway, even when we think it should be illegal. We believe we're somehow better than the folks who get in the distracted-driving car accidents but we're exhibiting similar behavior. We eat food, send texts, read our Kindles, call mom and check e-mail while we should be paying more attention to the road. It's not just about making sure your vehicle is heading where it's supposed to go but to also maintain awareness of what's happening around you - and that's extremely difficult to do when typing out "LOL, OMG-guy nxt 2 me drvng CRZY!!11!"



Check out the official press release after the jump for more details on the survey.



[Source: Chubb Group]

Continue reading Survey: 9 out of 10 say phoning while driving should be illegal - half do it themselves

Survey: 9 out of 10 say phoning while driving should be illegal - half do it themselves originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

أكثر...