Surveys by The Travelers Cos. have found that a third of surveyed business executives expect workers to answer calls while driving, and about 42 percent do just that. The distracted driving studies surveyed 1,000 executives and 1,000 employed people to discuss driving while texting, emailing, or talking on their phones. People told researchers that they communicate while driving because the call might be an emergency (43 percent); they need to always be available (39 percent); they don't want to upset their supervisor (19 percent).
Travelers' researchers say it is imperative that people silence their phones when behind the wheel.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
