[desi[inDAhouse]]

My AP Biology teacher and I are doing an experiment together, in which we are attempting to answer the question: DO TEENS GET INTO MORE AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS THAN ADULTS DUE TO CELL PHONE USE, EATING WHILE DRIVING, LISTENING TO MUSIC, ETC.?

However, there are not very many people interested in answering questions for the good of science in my community, so I am having an extremely difficult time gathering data. Then yesterday, I came up with this brilliant idea: I would find an active science forum and post my survey there, in an attempt to gain more data. That's where you guys (and women) come in. Your forum appears to be the most active of its kind on the internet, and I really need your help! Here's the survey for my experiment:

Are you a student or a parent (think of this as child or adult)?

Age:

How long have you been driving?:

Gender:

Race:

TYPE OF CAR YOU DRIVE:

Year:
Model:
Make:

Do you text while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?:
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)

Do you talk on the phone while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?:
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)

Do you listen to music while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?:
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)

Do you eat while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?:
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)

Have you been involved in any accidents while you were driving?

If so, how many total (in all the years you have been driving)?

While you are driving, how often do you talk to the other passenger in the car? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)


THANK YOU!!!! :-)

This post has been edited by desi[inDAhouse]: 29 December 2008 - 05:16 PM

[Sayonara³]

I suggest contacting your local police force. Tell them what you are doing and see if they will be willing to provide non-identifiable demographic data from their reports database.

[Phi for All]

Age: 51
How long have you been driving?: 36 years
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian
TYPE OF CAR YOU DRIVE:
Year:2000
Make: Ranger (this is actually called "Model")
Manufacturer: Ford (this is actually called "Make")

Do you text while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?: No
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)

Do you talk on the phone while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?: Yes
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) sometimes

Do you listen to music while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?: Yes
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) Most of the time

Do you eat while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?: Yes
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) Rarely

Have you been involved in any accidents while you were driving? Yes

If so, how many total (in all the years you have been driving)? 4

While you are driving, how often do you talk to the other passenger in the car? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) Most of the time (if there is one)

[desi[inDAhouse]]

Sayonara³ said:

I suggest contacting your local police force. Tell them what you are doing and see if they will be willing to provide non-identifiable demographic data from their reports database.

That's a brilliant idea.
Thank you.

Phi for All said:

Age: 51
How long have you been driving?: 36 years
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian
TYPE OF CAR YOU DRIVE:
Year:2000
Make: Ranger (this is actually called "Model")
Manufacturer: Ford (this is actually called "Make")

Do you text while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?: No
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)

Do you talk on the phone while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?: Yes
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) sometimes

Do you listen to music while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?: Yes
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) Most of the time

Do you eat while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?: Yes
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) Rarely

Have you been involved in any accidents while you were driving? Yes

If so, how many total (in all the years you have been driving)? 4

While you are driving, how often do you talk to the other passenger in the car? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) Most of the time (if there is one)

Thank you so much. :-)

Lol, oh about that model & make thing...I didn't make the survey. My teacher did; she's from India.
Anyway, I changed it in the original post. Thanks for catching that for me.

[ydoaPs]

Sayonara³ said:

I suggest contacting your local police force. Tell them what you are doing and see if they will be willing to provide non-identifiable demographic data from their reports database.

In fact, you'll be able to even get the names of the adults. Police files are public record. You can ask for the information. However, the tickets aren't likely to have the information about cell phone use, eating, etc.


Are you a student or a parent (think of this as child or adult)?

Age: 20

How long have you been driving?: 4 years

Gender: male

Race:

TYPE OF CAR YOU DRIVE:

Year: '02
Model: Altima
Make: Nissan

Do you text while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?:
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)
No

Do you talk on the phone while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?:
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)
No

Do you listen to music while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?:
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)
Yes. All the time.

Do you eat while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?:
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)
No

Have you been involved in any accidents while you were driving?
No

If so, how many total (in all the years you have been driving)?


While you are driving, how often do you talk to the other passenger in the car? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)
Most of the time.

[desi[inDAhouse]]

gracias. :-)

[DJBruce]

Are you a student or a parent (think of this as child or adult)? Student

Age: 17
How long have you been driving?: 1 year by myself 2 1/2 including my permit time
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian

TYPE OF CAR YOU DRIVE: Small SUV
Year: 2000
Model:Bravada
Make: Oldsmobile

Do you text while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?:
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)
Most of the time.

Do you talk on the phone while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?:
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)
Sometimes.

Do you listen to music while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?:
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)
All the time.

Do you eat while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?:
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)
Rarely.

Have you been involved in any accidents while you were driving?
No.

If so, how many total (in all the years you have been driving)?
0

While you are driving, how often do you talk to the other passenger in the car? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely)
All the time.

[CaptainPanic]

You're probably searching for numbers in the USA...
I want to add that in the European Union, cell phone use while driving is not allowed. This law was passed some years ago. You might find some public information which was used to convince the public that this law was needed (i.e. newspaper articles).

[Sin]

Hmm, may be late, but still seems fun to try the test.
Are you a student or a parent (think of this as child or adult)?

Age: 17

How long have you been driving?: About 2 years. (I Started driving with my parents at a younger age than normal)

Gender: Male

Race: Caucasian

TYPE OF CAR YOU DRIVE: S10 LS Truck

Year:1997
Model:Chevy

Do you text while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?: No

Do you talk on the phone while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?: Yes
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) Sometimes

Do you listen to music while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?: Yes
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) All the time/Most of the time

Do you eat while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?: Yes
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) Sometimes

Have you been involved in any accidents while you were driving? No

While you are driving, how often do you talk to the other passenger in the car? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) All the time/Most of the time

[desi[inDAhouse]]

CaptainPanic said:

You're probably searching for numbers in the USA...
I want to add that in the European Union, cell phone use while driving is not allowed. This law was passed some years ago. You might find some public information which was used to convince the public that this law was needed (i.e. newspaper articles).

really? i didn't know that.
thank you. :-)

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thanks a lot everyone!

[Moontanman]

Are you a student or a parent (think of this as child or adult)? Parent

Age:54

How long have you been driving?: 38 years

Gender:Male

Race: Native American

TYPE OF CAR YOU DRIVE:Jeep

Year: 1991
Model: Cherokee
Make: Laredo

Do you text while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?:
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) Never

Do you talk on the phone while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?: No

If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) Never

Do you listen to music while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?:Yes

If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) Always

Do you eat while driving (or waiting at the traffic light)?:
If so, how often? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) Sometimes

Have you been involved in any accidents while you were driving? Yes

If so, how many total (in all the years you have been driving)? 1

While you are driving, how often do you talk to the other passenger in the car? (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, rarely) Always