Your Kid Texts While Driving? Look in the Mirror
So it's our fault. Did you know that teens talking on their cells while driving are most likely talking to. . . us? A new study claims that parents are part of the problem. Now, I have a few more years to go before my son starts driving. And if his current behavior is any predictor, I won't have to worry. He hates talking on the phone. Especially to me. (We won't get into "Whose voice is that??!" the one time he did pick up the phone.) But the study found that more than half of teens talking on cellphones while driving were conversing with their mother or father. And guess what? They watch us do it, too. Researchers interviewed or surveyed more than 400 teen drivers, ages 15 to 18, from 31 states to find out why they continue to talk and text behind the wheel, despite warnings about the serious hazards of distracted driving, according to newswise.com. “Teens said parents expect to be able to reach them, that parents get mad if...