>>http://www.news-record.com/content/2011/01/28/article/most_nc_texting_charges_come_from_drivers_over_25
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>>Teenagers aren't the only ones to blame for erratic driving tied to cell phones. Most of the motorists ticketed under North Carolina's new texting ban are actually over the age of 25, and some are over the age of 60.
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>>More than 1,200 drivers in North Carolina have been charged with texting-while-driving since the law went into effect in December 2009. Here's a look at the number of motorists charged, broken down by age group:
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>> * 16-25: 612 tickets
>> * 26-35: 379 tickets
>> * 36-45: 192 tickets
>> * 46-55: 59 tickets
>> * 56-65: 15 tickets
>> * 66-75: 2 tickets
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>Most? Almost half the charges have been issued against 16-25 year olds (612 vs. 647 for all other age groups). That is greatly disproportionate to their percentage of licensed drivers.

Its a meaningless statistic (as most are). How many people in each group routinely text anyway. How many people in each group are stopped by the police.

I think police are more likely to pull young people anyway. Young people are more likely to text etc.