Adults More Likely to Text and Drive Than Teens

The average teenager sends 1,500 text messages each month, but when it comes to texting and driving, adult Americans are more likely than their younger counterparts to send messages from behind the wheel, according to a new study.

About 47 percent of adults who use text messages said they have sent or read text messages while driving, the Pew Internet & American Life Project reported. A September 2009 study from the same group found that 34 percent of teenagers aged 16 and 17 reported the same behavior.

In the general population, those numbers mean that 27 percent of all American adults have texted while driving their cars.

Don’t text and drive, it is dangerous.

Click here for PEW study data.

Click here for graphic detail of why you shouldn’t text and drive. (Not for the squeamish.)