Table 1: Percent of Respondents Who Disagreed With Each Distracted Driving Behavior - October 2009
Friday, February 15, 2013
| Distracted driving item: | Percent |
|---|---|
| Drivers of motor vehicles should be allowed to text message on a cell phone, blackberry or similar device while driving… (Texting) | 96.2 |
| Televisions and video monitors in cars should be allowed to be mounted in a way that they are visible to drivers of OTHER cars… (In-Vehicle Monitors) | 86.2 |
| Drivers of motor vehicles should be allowed to talk on a hand-held cell phone while driving… (Hand-Held Phone) | 80.0 |
| Drivers of motor vehicles should be allowed to eat while driving… (Eating) | 61.6 |
| Drivers of motor vehicles should be allowed to talk on a cell phone using a hands-free device while driving… (Hands-Free device) | 38.9 |
| Controls on new cars should be mounted on the steering wheel so that drivers do not have to reach across to operate the radio or other audio player… (Mounted Controls) | 27.8 |
NOTE: “Percent Disagree” combines both “somewhat disagree and “strongly disagree” categories of the response scale. Labels in italics used inside table 1 will be used in all subsequent graphics/text to identify distracted driving items.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Omnibus Household Survey, at http://www.bts.gov/programs/omnibus_surveys/household_survey/