Teenage drivers pick up risky driving habits from watching their parents, according to a study by insurer The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds. The research shows that 37% of parents use apps while driving and 41% of adults operate their mobile phone at the wheel. Young drivers reported that parents justified their bad driving by referencing their "experience", while 47% of teens claimed that the primary reason for texting while at red lights is to respond to their parents. The study demonstrates that when a parent breaks the rules while driving this sets a bad precedent for the children watching.
Teenage drivers pick up risky driving habits from watching their parents, according to a study by insurer Liberty Mutual. The research shows that 37% of parents use apps while driving and 41% of adults operate their mobile phone at the wheel. Young drivers reported that parents justified their bad driving by referencing their "experience", while 47% of teens claimed that the primary reason for texting while at red lights is to respond to their parents. The study demonstrates that when a parent breaks the rules while driving this sets a bad precedent for the children watching.