AT&T has just released a survey of just over a thousand adults as part of a campaign against texting while driving. The survey was carried out with David Greenfield who is a professor at the School of Medicine at the University of Connecticut and the founding member of the Center for Internet and Technology Addiction.
The survey coincides with the wider provision of an app from AT&T, which automatically turns off text message alerts when the vehicle is moving at more than 15 mph and sends a message to the person who is trying to contact the driver saying that they are busy and cannot text back.
According to Greenfield, drivers feel compelled to check their phone when it bleeps as we all experience an increase in a chemical in the brain which makes us feel happy when we get a text message or email.
However, even though 98 percent of those surveyed said that they knew texting while driving is dangerous, 75 percent of them said they still did it. Two thirds of them said they read messages while stopped at a stop sign or red light and more than 25 percent said they actually send texts while driving.
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