2011
The theme over the last week has been distracted driving and this week we continue in the same vein. Today, we focus on a growing and dangerous trend, webbing and driving. Surfing the internet while driving is the latest form of cell phone use drivers in the United States are engaging in while behind the wheel. As many as one in five drivers in the United States surf the Web while driving according to an unscientific online survey conducted by State Farm Insurance.
The informal survey conducted in November showed that almost 20 percent of drivers admitted to using the Internet while driving at least once per week. In comparison, the same survey showed 74 percent of drivers admitted to using the phone while behind the wheel at least once per week and 35 percent admitted to texting and driving just as frequently. State Farm plans to conduct a scientific study because the results of the informal survey were so significant.
State Farm believes the number of people who access the Internet as they drive is actually greater than the informal survey revealed. The majority of the informal survey's respondents were in their 30s, and researchers believe younger drivers have a higher tendency to use the Internet as they drive. What may be even more disturbing than the significant number of drivers who web and drive, is what it may take for some drivers to stop the bad habit.
One 38-year-old communications coordinator who was interviewed on the issue by USA Today said it would take a car accident or a near-accident for him to stop checking the Internet while driving. The communications coordinator admits "it's
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