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British Drivers Tweet and Update Facebook While Driving, Study Reveals

by Terrence O'Brien on April 12, 2009 at 10:46 AM



We are officially horrified. According to a new survey from British insurance company Esure, one in 10 drivers admit to sending updates to Twitter, Facebook and other social networking services while driving. That's just as bad as driving while texting, which is both illegal and stupid. What is really terrifying, though, is the number of reports in which the involved driver was performing some other stupid action while driving and texting.

In its investigation, Esure came across updates to social networking sites saying things like: "Driving with my knees and peeling an orange...Probably not the safest thing to be doing" and "Intoxicated driving. Let's hope this works out." Apparently, one person decided to update their status while driving a school bus.

We don't even know where to begin explaining what is wrong with all these things, but, let's leave it at the most basic level. If you're driving, drive. Put down the phone, the orange, the beer, or whatever else is distracting you. It's bad enough that you knowingly engage in one potentially lethal task while driving; don't advertise what an idiot you are, and further distract yourself from your driving activities. [From: Sydney Morning Herald, via Textually.org]

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Tags: danger, dumb, facebook, insurance, social networking, SocialNetworking, stupid, texting while driving, TextingWhileDriving, twitter

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