While government, law enforcement, industry and consumer groups have joined forces to spread the word about the dangers of distracted driving, apparently this call isn’t getting through to some parents as they teach their teens to drive. In a new survey by State Farm, 61% of teens say that their parents have been distracted by their cell phone or other electronic device at least once while they are in the car teaching them to drive. For some, the practice happens more frequently – 29% of teens say their parents have been distracted while teaching them to drive either “sometimes, often or all the time.” Other findings:
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53% of parents likewise admit they’ve been distracted while
their teen is driving at least once and 17% say they have been
distracted while teaching their teen to drive either “sometimes, often
or all the time.”
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24% of parents felt they weren’t spending enough time behind the wheel with their teen learning to drive; 30%
