A new study reveals that teen drivers in the us are spending more than one-fift of their driving time distracts by their phones, with many glances lasting longing enroll to significantly raise the Risk of a CRASH. Traffic injury prevention was published in the journal and was released on Thursday, researching that on average, young people reported viewing their phones during 21.1 % of each driving trip. More than a quarter of these disturbances continued for two seconds or more, which is widely known as dangerous at highway speed.
Most disturbances connected to entertainment, not from an emergency
The young men said they had arrived for their phones behind the wheel, which was for fun, which was cited by 65 % of the respondents. Texting (40 %) and navigation (30 %) were also common. Researchers emphasized that these disturbances were not usually immediate, but habits or social.
Young people know the dangers
The study, with a deep interview with a small group of high schools, includes response to 1,126 teen drivers surveying in all four US areas. Most participants acknowledged that driving is unsafe and refuse to treat their parents and colleagues.
But many young people also assumed that their friends were doing this anyway, and pointing to the disconnection between personal values and social principles.
Adolescents believe they can withstand disturbances
Interestingly, most of the young people expressed their confidence in their ability to resist disturbances. Researchers suggest that this belief can make it difficult to change treatment unless future safety campaigns target these attitudes.
The main author of the study, Boston’s Bergham and Women’s Hospital, Dr. Rebecca Robbins, said that the purpose of intervention is to change social principles, while also emphasizing practical steps, such as “Do not disturb” mood and to physically separate drivers from their devices.
“Driving driving is a serious threat to public health and especially in young drivers,” Robins said. “Driving driving does not put the driver at risk of injury or death, it threatens everyone for an accident.”
What does this mean for parents and teachers
Researchers say their results can help teachers and parents in promoting more convincing messaging about the dangers of driving. One recommendation is that adults need to counter the beliefs of young people who are fruitful or harmless by using phone while driving.
Although the quality component of this study was limited by a small and non -urban sample, the authors believe that the survey of 38 questions they produced can be used more widely to evaluate the effects of beliefs, behavior and future protection efforts.
