Devitt, M. (2018). Survey finds one in three U.S. teens texts while driving. AAFP. Web.
This article analyzes the data on how many teenagers prefer to use their phones while driving. In addition, the article considers all the negative consequences of such a habit and calls for their avoidance. In other words, the author of the article categorically opposes the use of the phone while driving, arguing that it is not urgent and the lack of self-control among young drivers. In addition, the author separately cites statistics and the results of a survey conducted among motorists on how widespread this phenomenon is. Thanks to this tool, it becomes noticeable that the vast majority of drivers treat texting while driving as an integral part of the trip.
Foreman, A. M., Friedel, J. E., Hayashi, Y. & Wirth, O. (2021). Texting while driving: A discrete choice experiment. Accident; Analysis and Prevention, 149, 105823. Web.
This study aims to identify the main reasons why drivers prefer to use social networks while driving. The authors take into account the fact that the majority of citizens are aware of the risks and dangers, but ignore these factors. Researchers conduct a selective experiment, during which they find out that the habit and uncontrolled use of social networks is behind the desire to text while driving.
Hamilton, D. L., Stroessner, S. J. & Stroessner, S. N. (2020). Social cognition. Understanding people and events. SAGE Publications.
This book analyzes some phenomena, in particular, focuses on correspondence while driving. The authors study the cognitive processes of individuals and how they are related to the dangerous habit of motorists. In addition, they consider the social context in which a person is a social being who has a need for communication. Thus, the book establishes that the subconscious mind prioritizes news processing and correspondence with other individuals, pushing the process of driving into the background.
Holzwarth, A. (2018). The real reason you shouldn’t test while driving. Behavioral Scientist. Web.
This article examines in detail the harm of texting while driving, not only for the driver, but also for society as a whole. Based on reflections, the author comes to the conclusion that the rules should be tightened. She explains this by the fact that, in terms of the degree of non-involvement in the process of driving, a person texting on a smartphone is equated to a drunk. The author also emphasizes that excessive trust in one’s own experience and attentiveness is disastrous.
Li, L., Shults, R. A., Andridge, R. R., Yellman, M. A., Xiang, H., & Zhu, M. (2018). Texting/emailing while driving among high school students in 35 states, United States, 2015. The Journal of Adolescent Health: Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 63(6), 701–708. Web.
This article examines the phenomenon of texting while driving specifically in the context of young people, which finds several explanations for this habit. In addition to being addicted to social networks, frivolity is also an important factor. The fact is that the majority of those who text while driving rely on their quick reaction and the ability to do several things at once. Mistakenly inflated expectations from one’s own driving experience eventually lead to disaster.
Society for Risk Analysis. (2018). Majority of drivers don’t believe texting while driving is dangerous. ScienceDaily. Web.
This study primarily examines the attitudes of drivers towards texting while driving. The fact is that most drivers do not consider the danger serious, because they rely on their own experience and attentiveness. This is explained by the fact that motorists several times in history got into dangerous situations, but successfully got out of them. Because of this, the wrong extrapolation of past experience to a new one is formed, on the basis of which any dangers are ignored.
Symbaluk, D. (2019). Research methods. Exploring the social world in Canadian contexts. Canadian Scholars.
This scientific book analyzes not so much the phenomenon itself, but the methods used to understand the correspondence while driving. So, the researcher comes to the conclusion that in order to establish the root causes, it is necessary to consider the background of social networks. The fact is that the Internet is addictive in that it constantly supplies the most up-to-date information. In other words, an individual develops a fear of ignoring important and relevant events, so drivers tend to control social networks.