Yes, we get this a lot. Many groups has already marked that they wanted ‘txt n driv’ to be banned. Now there’s more reason to do that. Regardless of abundantly of academic research indicating that texting while driving can be just as hazardous as drinking and driving, a new poll shows that most teens simply don’t think that’s the case. State Farm recently funded a poll lead by Harris Interactive in which 14-to-17 year-olds were asked whether they thought they would die one day if they recurrently text and drive. Sad to say that only 35 percent of those asked strongly agreed with that statement. Compare that figure with the 55 percent of teens who think that drinking and driving could prove deadly, and you begin to see the disparity. Nobody’s gonna blame you if you start questioning whether those 55 percent asked are high on weeds, or just plain ignorant.

Likewise, those polled believed that their chances of getting into an accident are higher while drinking and driving versus texting and driving. The auto insurance giant says that it’s up to parents to accentuate the perils of both activities for their children. With public safety groups and parents having already spent decades reminding young people of the dangers of driving under the influence, it looks like it’s going to take at least that long to reach them about the perils of distracted driving. Hit the jump for the press release.

[Source: State Farm via Autoblog| Image: Getty]