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Even Commuters Habitually Text While Driving More than Teens

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Commuters on freeways and highways across America watch out almost half of commuters self-reported texting while driving almost half of those who did called it a “habit” reported a survey commissioned by AT&T.

Commuters are texting and driving even more than teens.

In a recent study 49% of commuters admitted to texting while driving compared to 43% of teens.

Previously three years ago, six in 10 commuters say they never texted while driving.

Almost all(98%) of commuters surveyed said they know sending a text or email while driving isn’t safe.

Survey sponsor AT&T is calling on employers to help end texting while driving by taking action during National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, and beyond.

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More Texting While Driving Increases Accidents 2300%

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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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BlackBerry App News: Free DriveMode App Curbs Texting While Driving

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AT&T is offering the free DriveMode app for BlackBerry users promoted to teen drivers.

Once downloaded, customers manually enable the app prior to driving, activating the text auto-reply feature. The app also allows disabling of emails, incoming and outgoing calls and Web browsing. When the app is turned off, user can view the calls, messages and emails as they normally would.

AT&T DriveMode also offers additional safety and convenience features, including:

  • The "Allow List" lets users select up to five
    contact numbers - such as roadside assistance and family members - to
    send and receive calls while the app is running.
  • 911 is an automatically approved number and easily dialable from the home screen.
  • Music and Navigation settings allow one music and one navigation app to run while AT&T DriveMode is enabled.

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