The NHTSA just released Volume 1 of their Safety in Numbers newsletter April 2013 for Distracted Driving awareness month. Some quick stats from their survey indicate that:
- 1 in 2 drivers answer calls while driving
- 1 in 4 drivers place calls while driving
- 3 in 5 young drivers answer calls while driving
- 1 in 3 young drivers place calls while driving
- 660,000 drivers talking on hand-held cellphones
(5% of all American drivers at any given typical daylight moment)
- 1.18 million drivers (9%) – were using some type of mobile device at a typical daylight moment
See NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts, released in April 2013, for more information and statistics:
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811719.pdf
NHTSA Safety in Numbers newsletter:
http://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHTSA/Press+Releases/NHTSA+Survey+Finds+660,000+Drivers+Using+Cell+Phones+or+Manipulating+Electronic+Devices+While+Driving+At+Any+Given+Daylight+Moment