Don't read this from your smartphone while driving.  While many people realize that driving while using a phone is dangerous some don't realize that people who use cell phones while driving engage in many more dangerous behaviors. Not only are young people sending and reading texts while driving they are also updating their social media status.

Driver use of cell phones impairs reaction times and roughly quadruples crash risk. Although there is a huge disapproval for texting and emailing while driving (95 percent), more than one-in-four licensed drivers (27 percent) reported sending a text or email at least once in the past 30 days, and more than one-third (35 percent) said they read a text or email while driving.

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Uh-oh smartphone users are not using safe practices. Telenav commissioned Harris Interactive to examine the habits of smartphone owners in the U.S. Smartphones are used in the "bathroom," on the road and for interpersonal "relationships."

The study found:

60% of iPhone owners are more likely to admit to an embarrassing habit than Android owners at 51%.
65% of smartphone owners use phone in bathroom.
66% drivers use their phone while driving. 30% text and drive simultaneously.

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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the percentage of drivers who text messaged or manipulated their mobile devices while driving went up significantly, from 0.6 percent in 2009 to 0.9 percent to 2010.

More than 3,000 people died in car accidents in 2010 because of drivers who were texting, using a phone or were distracted by something else.

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2010 SmartDrive Distracted Driving Index shows a revealing look at commercial-fleet distracted-driving rates during the past year, in which more than 13.8 million video events recorded over the course of 2010, involving 34,466 commercial drivers, was evaluated.The top 5% of...

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Have you been noticing a lot of "public displays of technology" (PDT) lately? A recent survey conducted by Ipsos and sponsored by Intel uncovered the current state of mobile etiquette in the United States.  The survey found that texting or...

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Attention safe drivers in Illinois who drive infrequently, not too fast, and don't brake too much.  Allstate will install a wireless sensor in your car to monitor your driving, and you'll save on car insurance.Allstate announced Drive Wise, a voluntary...

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Vlingo released results from its third annual Vlingo Texting While Driving' in America Report.  35% of mobile phone users continue to text while driving, up from 26% in 2009.Young adults aged 20 to 29 years old had the highest percentage...

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According to a survey sponsored by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, more than half of U.S. motorists say they have used a cell phone while driving, but nine out of 10 say it should be illegal to do...

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Young drivers nationwide are pledging to take two seconds to turn off their cell phones and other wireless devices before getting behind the wheel to drive today, as part of National Two-Second Turnoff Day. The day is being promoted by...

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Distracted driving by a bus driver reading an Amazon Kindlewas caught on video by a passenger.  The bus driver in Portland, Oregon, told the passenger that the passenger was not allowed to take photos of the driver  Many passengers called...

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The National Transportation Safety Board today issued two recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard regarding the use of cell phones and similar wireless devices aboard seafaring vessels.  They suggest the development of national polices for Coast Guard vessels and maritime...

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