An article on MSNBC cites a Harris Interactive survey (commissioned for mobile messaging service Pinger Inc.) that found the vast majority of Americans want texting while driving outlawed.
Ninety-one percent of Americans believe sending text messages while driving is as dangerous as driving after having a couple of drinks, but 57 percent admit to doing it, a poll released on Tuesday said.
The Harris Interactive survey commissioned by mobile messaging service Pinger Inc. found 89 percent of respondents believe texting while driving is dangerous and should be outlawed.
Even so, 66 percent of the adults surveyed who drive and use text messaging told pollsters they had read text messages or e-mails while driving. Fifty-seven percent admitted to sending them.
Who are the 11 percent that actually think people should be allowed to send text messages while driving their cars? It only takes a few seconds of inattention for an accident to take place. But that reality isn't stopping many people. According to the study a staggering 57 percent admitted they had sent text messages while they were driving and 66 percent said they had read text messages while driving. (via The Truth About Cars)
