Teens and distracted driving

- 75% of all american teens ages 12-17 own a cell phone, and 66% use their phones to send or recieve text messages.

- Older teens are more likely than younger teens to have cell phones and use text messaging ; 82% of teens ages 16-17 have a cell phone and 76% of that cohart are cell texters.

- 34% of texting teens ages 16-17 say that they have texted while driving.

- 52% of cell owners ages 16-17 say they have talked on a cell phone while driving.

- 48% of teens ages 12-17 say they have been in a car while the driver was texting.