http://mynorthwest.com/11/2461699/Survey-Many-young-drivers-still-texting-while-driving
It might be illegal and dangerous, but a new survey finds plenty of younger Northwest drivers are still texting and making phone calls behind the wheel. And many are going to great lengths to hide it.
The PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll revealed nearly 50 percent of drivers under age 35 in Washington and Portland say they sometimes text while driving. About one-fifth of drivers under 35 admit to talking on their hand-held phone at least sometimes while on the road, as well.
Perhaps even more disturbing, about one-quarter of drivers surveyed admit they hold the phone on their lap or below the window to conceal it from cops. And 13 percent just flaunt the law altogether by using their phones in the open regardless of the risk.
The poll also found about 10 percent of all drivers admit to using their phone by holding it away from their ear while driving at least some of the time.
Three-quarters of those who admitted texting sometimes behind the wheel say they only do it while stopped. But nearly one-third of all poll respondents didn't know it's still illegal to send or read text messages even when sitting at a red light.
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