Washington, Apr 7 (ANI): While most people understand the dangers of using electronic devices while driving, a large percentage used them anyway, a new survey has found.
According to the survey, released as part of the US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)'s recognition of April as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, approximately 660,000 drivers used cellphones or manipulated electronic devices while driving during daylight hours, numbers that have held steady since 2010, ABC News reported.
While fiddling with a stereo or iPod is dangerous and distracting while driving, according to the NHTSA, texting and hand-held cellphone use were considered more dangerous and have garnered more attention from recent surveys and studies.
The NHTSA survey also found that 74 percent of drivers support a ban on hand-held cellphone use, while 94 percent believe texting while driving should be outlawed.
On average, these drivers believed the fines for these offenses should be at least 200 dollars, according to the report.
Texting while driving is currently outlawed in 39 states and the District of Columbia. Hand-held cellphone use is outlawed in 10 states, and the District of Columbia.
Wireless provider AT and T released a texting while driving survey of its own last month.
98 percent of the drivers it polled also said they understood the dangers of texting while driving.
Despite the fact that almost all drivers surveyed by AT and T said texting and driving was dangerous, 43 percent of teenage drivers said they still did it, while 49 percent of older commuters admitted the same. (ANI)
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