{"id":17373,"date":"2009-08-03T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2009-08-03T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/distracted-drivers\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:41:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:41:52","slug":"distracted-drivers","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2009\/08\/03\/distracted-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Distracted Drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A recent government report drew attention to the dangers of driving while talking on a cell phone \u2014 an activity that a 2006 Pew Research survey found is practiced by about six-in-ten Americans. Indeed, as they spend more and more time in their cars, Americans report that they do an impressive \u2014 perhaps scary \u2014 range of activities while driving. The most ubiquitous, singing out loud while behind the wheel \u2014 an activity indulged in by nearly seven-in-ten drivers (68%) \u2014 will probably not strike many as cause for much concern. But about six-in-ten (58%) report talking on a handheld phone while driving, a practice that some states have outlawed because of safety concerns. Roughly four-in-ten (41%) say they have eaten a meal while driving and nearly as many (38%) report having shouted or cursed at other drivers in the past year. Other behaviors are less common \u2014 16% of drivers have done some personal grooming while driving, 6% have combined reading and driving and 6% have fallen asleep behind the wheel in the past year. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pubs\/316\/americans-and-their-cars-is-the-romance-on-the-skids\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About six-in-ten Americans report talking on a handheld phone while driving, a practice that some states have outlawed due to safety 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