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the intersection of driving and experience an obsession with mobile tech is a dangerous place to be that's exactly where you'll find many teen drivers a brand new State Farm Commission survey of 1,000 drivers aged 16 to 19 found they both fully understand the dangers of distracted driving and do it texting is number one in the world of cognitive dissonance 95% of teens say yes it distracts them from driving and 44% still do it anyway watching videos behind the wheel came in number one in terms of how distracting teens acknowledged it was that's good but a substantial 15 percent said they still do it talking with a passenger was of course almost universal and 49 percent of teens recognize that that too is a form of distraction red lights are seen as a sanctuary by our teen drivers though the law doesn't typically distinguish that from any other part of driving and that statistic is no comfort if you're the one behind a teen texting madly as that fresh green light agents this teen panel reported deterrence to distracted driving come in two main form number one not wanting to crash and about half that many by the way said they know someone who did have an accident while driving distracted and number two not wanting to get busted by the way only six percent said having a safe driving contract with their parents was a deterrent teens may not be envisioning a world where they put the phone down as much as one where they don't need to the vast majority believe that crash avoidance tack will prevent crashes by distracted drivers it pays to double-check your teenage drivers connection between what they know and what they do more realities of modern driving revealed now at CNET on cars comm click on smarter driving