22. Distracted driving was major reason cited by those who felt less safe now than 5 years ago
23. Drivers agree that using a cell phone while driving is a threat to safetyNote: Results presented here are only a small subset of all information that can and will be gleaned from the 2009 Traffic Safety Culture Index throughout the year.
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25. Of those who felt less safe, 31% cited distracted driving as the reason
26. 87% of respondents rated texting or emailing as a very serious threat, second only to drinking while driving (90%)
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28. 28% who admitted to this said they did so fairly often or regularly
29. 95% of drivers saying texting while driving was completely or somewhat unacceptable
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