89% of Americans support text driving ban

Link: Nine of 10 Americans Would Support New Laws to Ban Driving While Texting, According to New Poll

Interesting news in from the US of A, with recent research showing that 89% of American adults believe that sending text messages or emails while driving is “distracting, dangerous, and should be outlawed”.

The survey, commissioned by mobile messaging service Pinger and conducted by Harris Interactive, also found that 91% of those questioned said they believed drivers distracted by tapping whilst driving were as dangerous as drivers who’d have a couple of drinks.

More on Pinger on a later blog entry, as I think it’s worth a separate post on it’s own. In the meantime, you can enjoy a few more stats from the original press release.