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Survey: “28% of parents have discussed the risks of cell phone use while crossing the street”
The focus on back-to-school is on again, keeping kids safe is top of mind. Results of a recent survey conducted by Safe Kids Canada/FedEx Express Canada of 1,018 Canadian parents who have children aged between 5 to 14 shows that only 28% have “discussed the risks of cell phone use while crossing the street”. Interesting perspective, considering the Police are ticketing distracted drivers who disobey the law and decide to use their handheld device while driving.
The survey also revealed that 34% of parents use their cellphone while crossing the street, but 97% of parents believe it’s not safe for their child to use their cell phone or send texts while crossing the street. 51% of parents admitted that sometimes they exceed the speed limit while driving.
Pamela Fuselli, executive director, Safe Kids Canada said “While we are pleased that parents are taking the time to discuss safe pedestrian habits with their children, additional emphasis needs to be placed on reducing distractions while walking, such as cell phone use… With the school season set to begin, it’s a good time for parents to review with their children their route to school and discuss safe cell phone use.”
Source: CNW
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I love my cellphone as much as the next person, but I don’t understand what makes people so obsessed as to walk and text, or drive and text. Nothing can possibly be that important that it can’t wait until you are undistracted.
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“55% of parents have also discussed the importance of not taking naked pics of yourself and sending to other people”
…yet it happens!
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This is all Mobile Sauce can come up with this morning? Provide better posts or I will leave and never come back to this site!!!!
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i’ve told them multiple times to post the story about Solo Mobile’s new control panel. Its parent Bell too upgraded it. Nothing major and nothing too exciting, but at least it shows that Solo “did” something throughout summer. But Mobile Syrup refuses to post.
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Don’t let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya!
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“99% of parents also admit to using an iPhone”
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“Discussed” is a bit of a stretch. My parents simply said, “Don’t use your damn phone when you’re crossing the street.”
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Hey its a no brainer! My son is turning 11 and he has had his phone for a year its one of the rules in order to have a phone! My wife and I also donot do it as examples! Hey people its a dangerous place out there!
@Frankie – its a free world-no one forced you to read the post! As long as the info posted is reliable let “mobilesyrup” do their job. Not everyone is gonna like every post. #justsayin
@hemroid-haha funny name funny comment!
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The headline should read: 72% of parents believe natural selection should decide what happens to their kids.
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I wonder if this discussion took place via text messaging? My kids are too young to have cell phones (yet). I am still not sure why a 10 year old needs a cell phone? I was 10 once and I didn’t need a cell phone, I ran home to tell my parents where I would be.
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Not related to using cell phones while crossing streets, but Kelowna has been really bad lately, nearly every week someone crossing the street gets hit by a car (not jaywalking, not walking through a red) and it’s starting to show that drivers are paying less attention these days.
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Nothing, and I repeat, nothing is more important to discuss with your children, than Safe Text.
Remember, stay safe, use a silicone skin. It may reduce the natural feeling, but it will in fact save a life*.
*Studies prove phone cases extend the life of your phone’s finish.
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OK really 5 – 14… how many 5 year olds do you know with a cell phone or how about ten year olds. Why would they discuss it if it doesn’t apply to them
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http://www.retrevo.com/content/blog/2010/03/should-nine-year-old-have-cell-phone
I am not part of that survey, nor do I work for them and cannot guarantee their results..
BUT:
Age range felt appropriate for a child’s first cellphone. This appears to be open to anyone, parent or not:
61% – 13 to 18
28% – 9 to 12
6% – over 18
5% – under 9
Analysis of Parents:
43% – Parents of children between 9 and 12
31% – Parents of children under 9
30% – Parents of teenagers.
“The Retrevo Gadgetology Report is an ongoing study of people and electronics from the consumer electronics shopping and review site Retrevo.com. The data for this report came from a study of online individuals conducted by an independent panel. The sample size was just over 1,000 distributed across gender, age, income and location in the United States. Most responses have a confidence interval of 4% at a 95% confidence level.”
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