This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. text message users who stated to have been distracted by their phone while driving in 2010. 47 percent stated to have sent or read a text message while driving.
Share of U.S. text message users distracted by their phone while driving in 2010
U.S. texters who have ever...
Share of U.S. text message users
been in a car when the driver was sending or reading text messages on their cell phone
65%
been in a car when the driver used a cell phone in a way that put themselves or others in danger
54%
talked on a cell phone while driving
84%
sent or read a text message while driving
47%
physically bumped into another person or object because they were distracted by talking or texting on the phone
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Pew Research Center. (June 18, 2010). Share of U.S. text message users distracted by their phone while driving in 2010 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186719/share-of-us-texters-distracted-by-their-phone-while-driving/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. text message users distracted by their phone while driving in 2010." Chart. June 18, 2010. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186719/share-of-us-texters-distracted-by-their-phone-while-driving/
Pew Research Center. (2010). Share of U.S. text message users distracted by their phone while driving in 2010. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186719/share-of-us-texters-distracted-by-their-phone-while-driving/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Text Message Users Distracted by Their Phone While Driving in 2010." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186719/share-of-us-texters-distracted-by-their-phone-while-driving/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. text message users distracted by their phone while driving in 2010 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186719/share-of-us-texters-distracted-by-their-phone-while-driving/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Share of U.S. text message users distracted by their phone while driving in 2010 [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 18, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186719/share-of-us-texters-distracted-by-their-phone-while-driving/
