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Texting behind the wheel is so dangerous that even normal teenagers drive as badly as teenagers with ADHD when they are texting behind the wheel. That data came from a new study that was published recently in the journal Pediatrics.
The study confirms that teenagers with ADHD may be at a much higher risk of accidents because of their poor driving skills. However, when the same teenagers also text behind the wheel, those accident risks simply skyrocket.
The results of the study are very interesting to Las Vegas car accident lawyers, because millions of American teenagers have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. In fact, it is estimated that more than 6 million American children have been diagnosed with this mental disorder at some point.
Symptoms of ADHD include difficulty paying attention in school, distraction, difficulty finishing school work, procrastination, disorganization, and forgetfulness. These symptoms can not only affect a person’s learning abilities and his social life, but can also play havoc when he's behind the wheel.
The study found that teenagers, who suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, were much more likely to stray from their lanes. In fact, teenagers with ADHD strayed out of their lanes of 1.8% of the time. The researchers attempted to compare the driving skills of teenagers who suffered from the condition and those who did not. When teenagers with ADHD were texting while driving, they were likely to stray from the lanes about 3% of the time.
However, when teenagers who do not suffer from the condition began texting at the wheel, the researchers found that they were likely to stray from the lanes about 2% of the time. In this case, the distraction impaired a normal teenager’s driving ability to the same extent as a teenager with ADHD.
