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50% of Parents Knowingly Text Their Teens While Teens Are Driving

posted by CoolHand on Tuesday October 04 2016, @11:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the do-as-we-say-not-as-we-do dept.

"exec" writes:

Technically Incorrect: A new study reveals some stunning statistics about texting behind the wheel and a parent's role in making it worse.

https://www.cnet.com/news/50-percent-of-parents-admit-to-knowingly-texting-their-teens-while-theyre-driving/

-- submitted from IRC

However, when it comes to texting and driving, how much are the kids really to blame?

I've just been given a new survey that examined, among other things, parents' attitudes toward their kids and the likelihood they will text their kids knowing they're behind the wheel.

There's one statistic that might cause you pause: 50 percent of the 1,000 parents surveyed said that they text their teen kids, even though they know that the teen is driving.

You might want to sympathize these parents, perhaps. They only want to leave a message, not to disturb their kids. Surely.

Well, 29 percent of these parents admitted that they expect their kids to reply before they reach their destination.

I pause for your exclamation.

The study was conducted in April on behalf of Liberty Mutual Insurance and Students Against Destructive Decisions.

Oddly, Parents Against Destructive Decisions don't seem to have been involved.

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  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 04 2016, @11:39PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 04 2016, @11:39PM (#410403)

    Well, 29 percent of these parents admitted that they expect their kids to reply before they reach their destination.

    Yet another reason to remember that parents are the enemy. They only give you food and shelter because they're legally required to. "I love you" is a lie and only lasts until your 18th birthday.

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  • (Score: 2) by dyingtolive on Tuesday October 04 2016, @11:47PM

    by dyingtolive (952) on Tuesday October 04 2016, @11:47PM (#410404)

    Not true. My parents tell me they love me every time I send them money for letting me live that long, so there!

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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Tuesday October 04 2016, @11:53PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Tuesday October 04 2016, @11:53PM (#410405)

    Talking as someone who hasn't realized how mind-bogglingly easy it is to get rid of your kids...

    • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 05 2016, @11:04AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 05 2016, @11:04AM (#410543)

      Eh, just telling the kids to get out is easy. You have to be creative. Tell your kids over and over that they can stay through college and won't have to move out. Then, one day after freshman year, just far enough away from sophomore year that they can't move to campus early, call the cops on the kid and make him homeless for a few weeks. Even better if he cancels his classes because he can't get to campus while homeless. Now that's how you kick your kid out. Make sure he's homeless and rotting in a gutter.