US teen drivers distracted by texting on the rise: study
Washington
AS the deadliest time of year for teenage drivers begins, a new report says that texting and use of social media are on the rise among them as they drive.
Nearly 60 per cent of crashes involving teen drivers involve some form of distraction, according to a report by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, and in the 100 days after Memorial Day, teen crashes rise so dramatically that AAA has given those fair-weather months a name: the "100 Deadliest Days".
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