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. 2016 Sep 7;4:486–489. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.09.003

Table 1.

Distracted Driving Survey and responses (N = 1211 drivers, 2015, responses as percentage).

Do you think that you can safely text and drive? Always 4 Most of the time 4 Some of the time 10 Rarely 17 Never 65
Every time I drive Most of the times I drive Some of the times I drive Rarely Never
In the last 30 days have you written text messages while driving?a 2 3 9 19 67
In the last 30 days have you read text messages while driving?a 2 5 18 24 52
In the last 30 days have you written email messages while driving?a 1 1 2 8 88
In the last 30 days have you read email messages while driving?a 1 3 7 11 79
In the last 30 days have you viewed maps or directions on your phone while driving?a 3 7 20 13 57
In the last 30 days have you read messages or viewed information on social media apps or sites while driving? (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, etc.)a 1 4 7 10 78



Driving at any speed Driving at low speeds In stop-and-go traffic Stopped at a red light Never
In the last 30 days, when have you written texts while driving?b 5 5 8 22 60
In the last 30 days, when have you read TEXTS while driving?b 9 7 9 26 49
In the last 30 days, When have you written email messages while driving?b 2 3 3 8 84
In the last 30 days, when have you read Email messages while driving?b 3 3 5 13 76
a

Question phrased, “For each of the following questions, please choose the answer that best applies”.

b

Question phrased, “For each question below, please indicate the highest speed that you have performed the action (meaning, the column furthest to the left that is applicable) in the last 30 days”.

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