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Texting and drivingDistracted driving among teens could be a more serious problem than previously estimated, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

Using in-vehicle event recorders, researchers analyzed the six seconds leading up to a crash in 1,700 videos of teen drivers.

The results showed that distraction was a factor in 58-percent of all crashes studied, four times more than what police reports suggest.

You can take a more in depth look at the AAA study here: http://bit.ly/1BqlXYo

 

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