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Survey: Parents, Gig Workers Most Likely To Admit Using Phones While Driving

Photo Caption: The IIHS found parents of children 18 and younger and gig economy workers were most prone to these types of distracted driving. (<a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/xyzoptics9/">Michael Babcock</a><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0">Creative Commons Attribution 2.0</a>)
<p>Some drivers admit they're not focused entirely on the road. A new survey suggests parents are more likely to do it than their teens.</p> <p>According to a new survey from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, half of the 2,000 licensed drivers surveyed admitted to looking at an app during most or all of their drives over a period of 30 days.</p> <p>The survey defines using an app as navigation, calling and texting while driving. Many of the people surveyed said they performed those tasks hands-free.</p> <p>Here are some of the findings:</p> <ul> <li>8 in 10 people regularly programmed a GPS hands-free</li> <li>7 in 10 people regularly sent or read texts hands-free</li> <li>8% of people reported playing games while driving</li> <li>10% regularly watched videos</li> <li>10% posted to social media</li> </ul> <p>The IIHS found parents of children 18 and younger and gig economy workers were most prone to these types of distracted driving.w</p>
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