Insurance.com shares survey results in this report: Distracted, Discourteous and Dangerous Driving. Findings include:
What most often distracts drivers
- 24% Texting
- 20% Navigation systems
- 16% Children in the car
Men say texting is their biggest driver distraction, while women report their largest distraction is navigation systems.
Frequency of texting while driving
- 50% Only a few times ever
- 14% about three or four times a year
- 13% about three or four times a month
Why and how often drivers take photos or selfies
- 46% take photos of majestic views
- 38% photograph the weather
- 35% take selfies because they look especially great on a given day
Confessions on rude behavior
- 34% Honking at a slow-moving driver
- 32% "Brake-checking" a car following closely
- 32% Admit making obscene gestures at others while driving
"Accidents and injuries are the main concerns with distracted driving," notes
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