58 Percent of High School Seniors Text and Drive: Do You?

by SodaHead Living Posted 2012/06/08 09:00:00

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Did you catch the "Glee" episode earlier this year, when Quinn nearly paralyzed herself by texting and driving? As usual, the show was touching on an important issue.

An anonymous national survey conducted last year found that 58 percent of high school seniors said they had texted or emailed while driving during the previous month, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 43 percent of high school juniors admitted to the same dangerous behavior.

"A lot of teens say 'Well, if the car's not moving and I'm at a stoplight or I'm stuck in traffic, that's OK,'" Amanda Lenhart, a senior researcher at the Pew Research Center in Washington who has done focus groups with teens on the topic, told The Associated Press.

Other teens say they know it's not safe, but think it's safer if they hold the phone up so they can see the road and text at the same time, Lenhart told the AP. Pretty scary to think of all those distracted teens behind the wheel ... do you text and drive?

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lia 2012/06/09 17:43:15

No

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No way! I've seen too many accidents and near misses caused by idiots texting. It's not just teens either.

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alex to Italian... 2012/06/11 16:09:43 (edited)
Brynn 2012/06/10 07:40:50

No

Never. I don't like to talk and drive either.

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Moonbeams 2012/06/10 07:37:08

No

Common sense tells me that the text message, probably isn't worth the risk.

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rustyshackelford 2012/06/10 06:45:26
naomicolleen 2012/06/10 06:20:16

Sometimes

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y'all are liars lol

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mrdog 2012/06/10 06:18:48

No

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so...somebody talked with all high school seniors? bark

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JonahTFOT 2012/06/10 06:18:18

Yes

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Personally, I think its ok if your at a stoplight or stuck in some sort of bumper to bumper never moving girdlock. But I had to sit through Driver's Ed for two hours not even 2 years ago watching videos of officers pulling bloody remains of people out of cars, ditches, peeling them off the roads... and all these people were texting while driving. So yes, I do text while I drive, but not while I drive... if your following me :P

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Wyveryx 2012/06/10 05:54:47

Yes

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Except that I use Voice controls to do so. It routes through my BT earpeice, so I can start a text, respond or listen to them without taking my eyes off the road.

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Ross in Oz to Wyveryx 2012/06/10 06:15:13

What brand of cell phone do you have?

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Wyveryx to Ross in Oz 2012/06/10 20:41:19

Samsung Galaxy Nexus...Android has so many options and apps when it comes to using voice controls that physical texting isn't even really required anymore lol

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Ross in Oz to Wyveryx 2012/06/11 03:40:09

Thought it might have been a Sumsung. I have a Wave, but will be upgrading in August when my current contract expires. I was looking at the Samsung Galaxy S III last Saturday, probably be the way I'll go...

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joe mauro 2012/06/10 05:24:43

No

ive been text free for a while

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Marianne723 2012/06/10 05:17:15

No

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I bet I can tell you what percentage of high school seniors are IDIOTS.

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mycountry 2012/06/10 05:15:03

No

i hope the people that said yes or sometimes, think about the person's family when you mame, injure, or even kill, their family member!!!!!!!! because you had to text on your phone.

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Goth 2012/06/10 05:14:32

No

Well I never had a friend to text with so im free text in my entire world. If I'd text and I would possibly run over the old man's mailbox like a mad man grudged with a choir f

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Raven♥ 2012/06/10 04:49:35

No

Hell no! I may text at a stoplight or stop sign but never while the vehicle is in motion. How stupid can you be to text while you're driving...

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METALheadMom 2012/06/10 04:15:21

No

I'm that lady that screams out the car window, flips the finger, or says very ugly names at the morons who use their phones while driving. Not a day goes by when I don't catch some idiot yakking away like it's nothing.

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gregaj7 2012/06/10 04:14:13

No

I do not have the technology to do so.

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Jerry 2012/06/10 03:44:20

No

If I come to a red light I'll text really quick, but my phone is mostly in my pocket while I'm driving.

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♥Goober♥ 2012/06/10 03:30:39

Yes

I so did not mean to select yes. I meant NO! Texting and driving is awful and distracting. Too many people die from it every year. Don't do it!

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Sayer Stewart 2012/06/10 02:08:15

No

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I don't drive.

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Packersgirl 2012/06/10 01:48:15

No

oh i didnt see the sometimes button, but i very rarely do

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Kei_Jo 2012/06/10 01:23:38

No

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No, absolutely not. In Ireland, it's illegal to hold ANYTHING electrical (phone, iPad, eBook, etc) in your hands when in the driver's seat of a vehicle while the engine is on, this includes stopped at a red light for example.

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Jacob 2012/06/10 01:13:03

Yes

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Yes but guess what! I use a program called text by voice so I don't even have to look at my phone.

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Tori Childers 2012/06/10 01:10:03

No

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58% of high schools seniors are less likely to live to see graduation.

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RJeffreySavlov 2012/06/10 00:53:23

No

In Nevada it's the law. First offense $50.00 second $100.00 Third $200.00. It's not high enough. The First Offense should be $500.00 and doubled after that. That might get their attention. It's a dangerous habit. in the few second glance the average vehicle travels 100 yards. That could be you in the intersection as it drives over you. Give that some thought. There are apps for all phones which will accept a dictated text, read it back then ask if you want it sent. These apps also read incoming texts to you and ask if you want to reply. No need to take hands off the wheel or eyes off the road.

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Yaati 2012/06/10 00:52:24

No

I don't even text and walk.

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Nabael 2012/06/10 00:46:22 (edited)

No

Because I prefer my face to look handsome and not scarred, not like this:

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Jay to Nabael 2012/06/10 14:32:07

I don't think that guy's face would look handsome even without the scars..

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Nabael to Jay 2012/06/11 06:21:43

IT was the only picture I could find that wasn't offensive and brought my point into light at the same time.

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Jay to Nabael 2012/06/11 09:10:46

ah,okay. I see what you did there.

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sarahbearer 2012/06/09 22:57:12

No

Definetely not its stupid and stupid again u can say oh well I was in traffic so I wasn't moving but there's no excuse for it u could be txting and hit a kid or something.....morons

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Hope 2012/06/09 22:52:32

Yes

everyone always tell em its dangerous and stuff and i know that. But i still do it, only if its just me in the car, if its other people in the car i hold off on it.

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mycountry to Hope 2012/06/10 05:07:44

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so you don't think about the person you could mame, injure, or even kill, if run into them. till the to the jogger that was killed by a 17 year old girl where i live recently. she has been brought up on all kinds of charges because she was texting on her phone. now she's bound for prison life because of it. i'm a truck driver and i can't count how many times a day i see near misses because of people texting on their phones. i just hope you don't have to think of what you going to say to some ones family because you killed their dad, mom, son, daughter, etc.... because you where texting on your phone!!!!!!!!

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Hope to mycountry 2012/06/10 14:54:05

I dont need your input..but okay whatever

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Lakota ... to Hope 2012/06/10 18:02:29

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OMG then why would you post on an opinion site where people interact and not expect to have people reply or have an opinion of their own? Double fail..... in my opinion.

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mycountry to Lakota ... 2012/06/11 01:35:53 (edited)

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cause he's an idiot, and can't think of where he's at or what he is doing. just like when he says he text and drives. but that's ok because he doesn't care about the other person. he doesn't care what he might put someone's family through when or anyone kills another persons family or friend.

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Night71 2012/06/09 22:43:27

Sometimes

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Unlike dim-witted, inexperienced drivers, I have driven for over 25 yrs and in all types of vehicles and have owned at least 20. I have the highest class license and never had a accident that was my fault. I am a defensive driver in the city and never would text in the city.

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Wulfdane 2012/06/09 22:30:21 (edited)

No

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When I drive, my eyes are on the road. Texting endangers innocent lives, there is no excuse.

Anyone caught Texting should have their liscence suspended for a year. If they are under 18, they should have their liscence suspended for 2 years

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midnigh... to Wulfdane 2012/06/10 03:26:16

LOL but true

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