Anyone who has interacted with young adults in the workplace or in the home has a litany of complaints about Generation Z’s relationship with technology. They do not desire a paycheck like previous generations did. According to their elders, Generation Z also has little interest in in-person social interaction, whether in the workplace or at home; they would rather just doom scroll on their phones, day and night. To add insult to injury, they do not even know what they are doing with technology; they do not have the same facility as we do with varying the wording of their search queries to get different results or trying out different file formats until they find one that will print legibly.
You would not expect that Gen Z’s close relationship with their phones would make them better drivers; at first glance, it seems like a recipe for disaster. Young people, if your parents criticize your generation’s driving, show them the statistics, but if a Baby Boomer hits your car because he or she was too busy staring at a cell phone, contact a Houma car accident lawyer.
Self-Doubt and Familiarity With Technology are a Recipe for Safe Driving
The car insurance website Lemonade recently published some encouraging news about the driving habits of Generation Z. People born in the early 2000s drive more safely than they think they do, but this should surprise no one who has interacted closely enough with Gen Z to see how they are constantly surrounded by self-doubt triggers. Only 35% of Gen Z drivers believe that their peers drive safely. Meanwhile, every generation before them has had a higher opinion of its own driving ability.
Perception is not everything, though. The accident statistics tell a different story. Generation Z has the highest percentage of drivers who completed their first year of driving without getting a speeding ticket or causing a collision. Perhaps the vehicle technology that is ubiquitous these days has helped, or maybe driver’s ed has improved.
To Gen Z’s credit, though, young drivers are especially good at avoiding cell phone distractions when driving. More than half of them keep their phones in a cupholder in the center console or in a phone holder mounted on the dashboard. Meanwhile, Generation X and Baby Boomers tend to keep their phones on their laps, where their legs record the vibration of every notification that comes in, tempting them to look at their phones. More importantly, Generation Z is the most likely to keep their phones in Drive Mode or Apple CarPlay mode while they are driving.
The age of the driver is not a factor in determining fault for accidents, but Generation Z is off to a good start when it comes to driving.
Contact the Law Office of Patrick H. Yancey About Personal Injury Cases
A personal injury lawyer can help you get the money you need after an accident where a distracted driver hit you. Contact the Law Office of Patrick H. Yancey in Houma, Louisiana, to set up a consultation about your case.
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