{"id":268,"date":"2013-10-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/men-may-underestimate-the-danger-of-driving-and-texting\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T11:54:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T16:54:26","slug":"men-may-underestimate-the-danger-of-driving-and-texting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/men-may-underestimate-the-danger-of-driving-and-texting\/","title":{"rendered":"Men May Underestimate The Danger of Driving And Texting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/category\/car-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Car accidents<\/a> | October 15, 2013<\/p>\n<p>Several studies have confirmed a phenomenon known as illusory superiority. That is the phenomenon that causes relatively high percentages of people to identify themselves as above average. In terms of driving, roughly 80 percent of people consider themselves to be above-average drivers. Some studies have gone so far as to suggest that the less competent the person, the more likely they are to overrate their abilities. Those who cause <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/steps-to-take-after-a-car-accident-in-chicago\/\">car accidents<\/a> may be among the most confident in their driving abilities. If you have<\/p>\n<p>A recent study found that 80 percent of college students texted while driving. Perhaps unsurprisingly, many of the people who admitted to texting and driving believed that they were better at the dangerous behavior than other drivers. This belief was particularly prevalent among men. While there was little to no difference in the percentage of females and males who texted while driving, men were far more likely to fail to appreciate the danger inherent in the behavior.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/men-may-underestimate-the-danger-of-driving-and-texting\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Men May Underestimate The Danger of Driving And Texting\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car accidents | October 15, 2013 Several studies have confirmed a phenomenon known as illusory superiority. That is the phenomenon that causes relatively high percentages of people to identify themselves as above average. In terms of driving, roughly 80 percent of people consider themselves to be above-average drivers. 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