New Report Shares Distracted Driving Data - Tire Review Magazine

New Report Shares Distracted Driving Data

138 million Americans admit to driving distracted, with men and millennials the worst offenders.

Financial site finder.com has just released its 2018 Safe Driving Report, which found that 138 million American adults have admitted to driving while distracted, and that our most dangerous habits include talking on the phone, speeding, and driving while fatigued.

Alarmingly, almost 1 in 3 drivers (30.1%) admit to driving over the speed limit, while nearly 1 in 10 (7.9%) admit to fixing their appearance while behind the wheel.

Women are more likely to concentrate on their driving than men, with 42.8% of women drivers saying they don’t get distracted behind the wheel, compared to 38.4% of men. However, the ladies are also over twice as likely to be the ones primping while driving, with 11.0% “fessing up,” compared to only 4.7% of men. Men, on the other hand, are more likely to drive under the influence (3.5% men vs. 2.5% women).

Millennials are the most likely to be distracted while driving, with only 35.4% saying they concentrate while driving, compared to 38.1% of Gen Xers and 46.1% of baby boomers. Millennials are also four times more likely than baby boomers to text while driving (28.0% compared to 7.3%, respectively).

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