Texting while driving impairs motorists more than being under the influence of drink or drugs, research suggests.
The RAC Foundation found average reaction times slowed by 35% when 17 to 24-year-olds drove in a simulator while writing or reading texts.
Nearly 50% of drivers aged between 18 and 24 texted while driving, it said.
The TRL study followed a poll of 3000 drivers conducted by the RAC Foundation on facebook earlier in 2008.
The RAC Foundation found average reaction times slowed by 35% when 17 to 24-year-olds drove in a simulator while writing or reading texts.
Nearly 50% of drivers aged between 18 and 24 texted while driving, it said.
The TRL study followed a poll of 3000 drivers conducted by the RAC Foundation on facebook earlier in 2008.
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