Texting Trends [Poll]

A recent survey conducted by Liberty Mutual and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) showed many teens continue to text while driving. Even more disturbing? Parents are the recipients of many of these messages. Texting is illegal while driving in Massachusetts, for adults and teens, but enforcement is rare. However, last week, for texting while driving.

The survey showed:

• 40 percent of teens who text while driving send more than 10 messages a day from behind the wheel.

• 20 percent of the teens who do this say they send more than 50 messages a day while driving.

According to a press release distributed by Liberty Mutual, while teens' friends are the most popular recipients of texts, the number has decreased from 80 percent in 2009 to 70 percent this year.

However, teens are increasingly texting Mom and Dad to tell them where they are: 63 percent said they have done this while driving, compared to 55 percent in 2009.