WIBQ-FM reported on May 14 that a new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics showed nearly half of teenagers surveyed admitted to texting and driving. According to NPR, the study was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and about 45 percent of the 8,505 students surveyed admitted to texting while driving during the past 30 days. The same teens also admitted to more risky behaviors such as driving while drinking, not wearing seat belts and riding with drivers who had been drinking than peers who were not texting. “Multitasking is fine if you’re sitting in your dorm room or at home in your bedroom, but multitasking in the car is a terrible idea,” CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden told NPR. “It’s amazing how quickly things can go wrong in the car.” The study was published less than a week after another study by Cohen Children’s…
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