The 2009 Traffic Safety Culture Index Survey was conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety to investigate the public's traffic safety knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and experiences. The survey was a random telephone sample of over 2,500 U.S. residents ages 16 and up. Key results found that the majority of drivers do not feel safer than five years ago, with distracted driving such as cell phone use being a major reason cited. The survey also found high percentages of drivers admitting to unsafe behaviors like talking or texting on cell phones while driving.
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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32. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is a 501(c)(3) public charity located in Washington, DC that is dedicated to saving lives and reducing injuries. It is supported by donations from AAA/CAA Clubs, AAA/CAA members, and other organizations associated with AAA/CAA.
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