I'm not saying that AAA's survey is wrong BUT......
It's a survey. You can get different results with the same questions in different areas or times. Surveys can differ just because people can and do lie. So I can take someone's word for it or I can use other data, in this case how about a sampling of tickets?
How about data from observations? I know that where I live for example we have seen a lot more traffic than 10 or 20 years ago. and that's up from 40 years ago. What I have not noticed was a difference in driving habits. 20 years ago on the highway that passes through our farm I saw people pull out in front of traffic, pass 4 or 5 cars at once, tailgate and run 5-10 miles over the posted speed limit. I see the same thing today. Sure more often but traffic is much heavier to day too. Another thing I've noticed is that young people today are more willing to admit to risky behavior, almost like they are bragging about it rather than hiding it. I can't prove it but I think that a lot has to do with the internet and the 5 minutes of fame that can be achieved by posting a video of you doing something stupid.
OK so on one hand you have AAA's survey, on the other accident reports. Now I know from talking to a few cops I know that you get involved in an accident today it's almost a given that they are going to check cell records to see if you were using your phone and weather it was for a call or texting. The cops and the National Highway Safety Counsel both attribute the rise in traffic deaths to cell phone usage. That data is gathered from accident investigations.
So who do I trust? A survey that can be affected by social acceptance of the time or actual data gathered from police investigations that include evidence like cell phone records?
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